Did the Yankees listen to Alex Rodriguez?
Probably not, but they must have agreed with some of Rodriguez’s assessment of batting Aaron Judge leadoff, as the Yankee slugger has been moved to second in the batting order for Saturday’s crucial game three against the Guardians in Cleveland.
Judge spent the vast majority of the 2022 season batting second in the order, but moved to leadoff down the stretch of the season when DJ LeMahieu’s toe injury proved too much to play through. Now, it will be Gleyber Torres batting leadoff.
In more shakeups at the bottom of the order, Harrison Bader will move up from ninth to seventh, Isiah Kiner-Falefa up to sixth, and Oswaldo Cabrera has been bumped down to ninth. Kyle Higashioka is catching and batting eighth, getting the nod over Jose Trevino.
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