Giancarlo Stanton and Carlos Lagrange among rehabbing Yankees vying for playoff returns

On Wednesday night in The Bronx, the Yankees played a game that did not matter for their playoff standing.Earlier in the afternoon and some 60 miles southwest, though, they held a live batting practice session that had more potential implications – heavy on “potential.” Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.The rehabbing Giancarlo Stanton and Trent Grisham took part in live batting practice and ran the bases while top pitching prospect Carlos Lagrange faced hitters as part of the Yankees’ stay-ready group.

Depending on how the next few days play out, both with their health, the health of others and the Yankees’ internal conversations, there is a chance all three could find their way onto the AL wild-card series roster next week, or that none of them do.Such is the tenuous state of the Yankees as they try to figure out their playoff roster with so many key players trying to race back from injuries — the biggest being Aaron Judge, whose moderate calf strain has the club preparing as if he will not be part of the plan for the wild-card series, despite Judge still hoping to make himself available.Stanton has been out since late April with three different calf strains, two of which he suffered while running the bases, on the verge of returning to the active roster in June and again in August.Whether he can finally get over the hump this time remains to be seen, but Aaron Boone indicated Stanton got six or seven at-bats, which included a home run.“They’re knocking on the door,” the manager said of Stanton and Grisham.Asked if the first round was realistic for Stanton, after not playing a game in five months, Boone said he did not know and that “anything’s possible, but we’ll see.” He also later acknowledged that if Stanton does make the roster — which would appear to be slightly more feasible if the Yankees carry 15 position players and 11 p...