NEW YORK (AP) – Aaron Judge is all done with the tooth scary – at least for now.
The New York Yankees slugger was back in the starting lineup Friday night, a day after he accidentally lost half of his front left tooth during a home-plate celebration .
“I’m all good,” he said. “Got it fixed.”
The AL home run leader saw a dentist earlier in the day and got a temporary replacement. Later, he’ll go back for a permanent piece.
On Thursday night, Judge was jarred when Brett Gardner’s batting helmet accidentally popped him in the mouth. Gardner hit a winning home run in the bottom of the 11th inning and tossed his helmet as he approached the plate.