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No Aaron Judge or Giancarlo Stanton for Yankees offense? No problem, at least in Game 1
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Having struggled at the plate in 2026 without ailing stars Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, it was Ben Rice, George Lombard Jr., and Austin Wells who sparked the Yankees offense against the Boston Red Sox in Wild Card Game 1. Manager Aaron Boone said Aaron Judge was “not quite ready,” which meant Heliot Ramos had to be. Yankees’ Ben Rice receives urgent message amid Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton injuries Yahoo Sports Aggregated from SNY, NY Post Sports, Yahoo Sports, Sports Illustrated.
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- No Aaron Judge or Giancarlo Stanton for Yankees offense? No problem, at least in Game 1
Having struggled at the plate in 2026 without ailing stars Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, it was Ben Rice, George Lombard Jr., and Austin Wells who sparked the Yankees offense against the Boston Red Sox in Wild Card Game 1.
- Heliot Ramos embracing his Aaron Judge-sized Yankees challenge
Manager Aaron Boone said Aaron Judge was “not quite ready,” which meant Heliot Ramos had to be.
- Yankees’ Ben Rice receives urgent message amid Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton injuries
Yankees’ Ben Rice receives urgent message amid Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton injuries Yahoo Sports
- Yankees Risk Exposing Ben Rice Until Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge Return
Yankees Risk Exposing Ben Rice Until Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge Return Sports Illustrated