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Chris Iseman

Yankees' Judge in lineup after chipped tooth is fixed

NEW YORK _ The tooth that's been the talk of New York has been fixed.

Aaron Judge lost half of his front left tooth in Thursday night's wild post-game celebration, but got it repaired Friday morning and is "all good."

"Last night I had to sit there and stare at that all night," Judge said.

The slugging right fielder said he picked up a loose helmet while the Yankees were celebrating Brett Gardner's walk-off home run, which had lifted them to a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, when he hit it on a teammate's back. The helmet bounced back and hit Judge in the mouth.

"I tried to rush off the field before any one saw it," Judge said, "but there's a lot of cameras around.

Judge is in Friday night's starting lineup, batting third and playing right.

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