The New York Yankees are set to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS, with Game 1 taking place on Saturday at Tropicana Field. 

The Yankees answered one lingering question by naming Gerrit Cole as the starter for Game 1, but another massive question is whether or not Aaron Judge will be on the roster. 

Judge was kept off the wild-card roster because he was working his way back from injury, but there was hope that he would return for this round. 

Yankees' Aaron Boone has blunt answer on Aaron Judge's status 

On Friday, Aaron Boone was asked whether or not Judge would be on the roster, and he had a blunt response. 

“As the day unfolds, we’ll see where we’re at," Boone said, via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.

Boone had said that he felt Judge "wasn't quite ready" to be on the roster for the wild-card round, and the hope was always that Judge would be ready for the ALDS. 

Judge has only played 66 games all season long due to a long absence earlier in the year with an injury. The reigning AL MVP has been itching to return, but everything depends on how he feels following his session. 

The Yankees have until Saturday morning to announce their ALDS roster, and it might not be known until then if Judge is going to be part of the roster.