TAMPA, Fla. _ Aaron Judge is almost in the clear.
The right fielder, brought along slowly in spring training after having arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder in November, is scheduled to start in right field Wednesday afternoon against the Tigers at Steinbrenner Field, manager Aaron Boone said Monday.
"That's what we talked about before spring even started, that I would miss the first few games," Judge said.
Judge took live batting practice Monday (he faced Luis Severino and struck out twice), something he's done twice in the last three days. On Saturday, Judge faced Masahiro Tanaka in a simulated game and doubled.
"I'm getting my timing ready and the arm feels good," he said. "So Wednesday's the date and I'm looking forward to it."
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