June 11, 2018

Boone had to force Aaron Judge out of starting lineup

by Felix Pantaleón

When the Yankees’ lineup card was posted late Sunday afternoon in Citi Field’s visiting clubhouse, Aaron Judge wasn’t in it. Giancarlo Stanton was in Judge’s No. 2 spot in the batting order and replaced Judge in right field. With the Yankees off Monday, the question that needed to be answered was whether Judge’s left thumb…

Written by Felix Pantaleón

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