Yankees playoff roster: Andújar off; Ford, Montgomery on

By: The Associated Press Posted: 11:38 AM CDT Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2020 Last Modified: 11:39 AM CDT Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2020

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CLEVELAND - Miguel Andújar was left off the New York Yankees' roster Tuesday for their first-round playoff series against Cleveland.

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CLEVELAND - Miguel Andújar was left off the New York Yankees' roster Tuesday for their first-round playoff series against Cleveland.

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CLEVELAND – Miguel Andújar was left off the New York Yankees’ roster Tuesday for their first-round playoff series against Cleveland.

First baseman Mike Ford made the 28-man roster, as did left-hander Jordan Montgomery.

Andújar hurt a shoulder last year and lost the third-base job to Gio Urshela, then returned from surgery and hit .242 with one homer and five RBIs in 62 at-bats. He last played Sept. 13 and was optioned to the alternate training site two days later.

New York Yankees' Miguel Andujar follows through on a two-run double in front of Baltimore Orioles catcher Chance Sisco during the first inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

He batted .297 in 2018 with 27 homers and 92 RBIs.

Montgomery is not expected to start against the Indians and will be a bullpen option, likely as a long reliever. New York’s rotation includes Gerrit Cole, Masahiro Tanaka and either J.A. Happ or rookie Deivi García.

Ford is a left-handed option off the bench for the heavily right-handed Yankees’ lineup and a backup at first to Luke Voit, who has played through a foot injury,

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said left-hander James Paxton could be a possibility late in the post-season. Paxton has not pitched in a game since Aug. 20 because of a strained flexor tendon in his pitching arm and was transferred to the 45-day injured list Sept. 16.