Yankees' Aaron Judge no fan of MLB bubble

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone packed two large suitcases Thursday and bid adieu to his family, not knowing when he’d see them again.

Right fielder Aaron Judge is packing, too, though he's not a fan of Major League Baseball's postseason arrangements.

“Not a fan of the bubble. I’m not a fan of the whole setup. Like I said before, it doesn’t really reward a team for going out and winning,” Judge said. “There’s really no home-field advantage anymore.”

Boone’s club embarked on a seven-game trip following its series finale against Toronto, When the team returns to the Bronx for a weekend series against Miami that finishes the regular season from Sept. 25-27, many of New York’s players and staff will check into a hotel to prepare for Major League Baseball’s postseason bubble.

American League clubs still in contention for a playoff spot on Sept. 22 are required to stay in a designated hotel while at home as part of increased protocols to combat the novel coronavirus.

“It was bye to wife and mother-in-law and kids, you know, hopefully for a little while,” Boone said.

New York's last regular-season included three games at Boston and four against the Blue Jays at their temporary home in Buffalo. The Yankees hoped to move into position to host a first-round playoff series.

“We’ll check into a hotel here in New York and essentially continue a bubble of sorts,” Boone said. “We’ll get back from Buffalo and go right to the hotel.”

The Yankees could be living out of suitcases for almost six weeks.

“My family is very supportive and with school back in and things going on, their world’s very busy right now, too,” Boone said. “So try to make the most of FaceTime and hopefully come home with a prize.”

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