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Aaron Judge Returns To Yankees Lineup After Breaking Tooth In Celebration

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is back in the starting lineup, a day after he accidentally lost half of his front left tooth during a home-plate celebration.

Judge was set to play Friday night against Tampa Bay.

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The AL home run leader saw a dentist earlier in the day and got a temporary fix.

On Thursday night, Judge was jarred when Brett Gardner’s batting helmet accidentally popped him in the mouth.