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Yankees drop struggling Aaron Judge to No. 2 in lineup

CLEVELAND -- For one game at least, Aaron Judge's time as the Yankees' leadoff hitter is over.

Judge was penciled into the No. 2 slot for the Yankees in the pregame lineup turned in by manager Aaron Boone for Game 3 of New York's ALDS series against the Guardians on Saturday.

Boone said he is merely trying to change things up.

"I just wanted to flip that and it's something I woke up to," Boone said "[Judge] has hit a lot of second in his career, and just wanted to shake that up a little bit.