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There has never been any secret about how the Rays operate. It’s a cyclical process that culminated last year when veterans Matt Moore, Steve Pearce and Brandon Guyer netted Tampa Bay six players. Three years ago David Price brought back a hefty reward. Continue to Article

July 28, 2017 1:37:am EST

New York Yankees rookie Aaron Judge suffered a broken tooth during the team's on-field celebration following Thursday night's 6-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Brett Gardner hit a walk-off solo home run to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning, giving the Yankees their fourth straight win. As the team mobbed the 5-foot-11 Gardner at the plate, Judge, who is 6-foot-7, was hit in the mouth and broke a tooth, manager Joe Girardi said. Judge's tooth appeared to be chipped on Gardner's batting helmet. He immediately headed for the dugout with his hand over his mouth. The Yankees said Judge is expected to be available to play Friday. He went 1-for-5 and is now batting .171 since the All-Star break. Continue to Article

July 28, 2017 12:55:am EST

New York Yankees rookie Aaron Judge suffered a broken tooth during the team's on-field celebration following Thursday night's 6-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Brett Gardner hit a walk-off solo home run to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning, giving the Yankees their fourth straight win. As the team mobbed the 5-foot-11 Gardner at the plate, Judge, who is 6-foot-7, was hit in the mouth and broke a tooth, manager Joe Girardi said. Judge's tooth appeared to be chipped on Gardner's batting helmet. He immediately headed for the dugout with his hand over his mouth. The Yankees said Judge is expected to be available to play Friday. He went 1-for-5 and is now batting .171 since the All-Star break. Continue to Article

July 28, 2017 12:25:am EST

NEW YORK -- The Yankees'Aaron Judge broke a tooth while celebrating Brett Gardner's game-winning home run in the 11th inning of the team's 6-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. In the clubhouse afterward, some Yankees gathered at their lockers to study video of the celebration on their phones as if it were the Zapruder film. There was no consensus as to what exactly happened, but replays appeared to show Gardner's helmet ending up in the scrum and knocking the 6-foot-7 Judge back like an uppercut. Video replays were not conclusive, but it seemed as if the helmet was on the back of catcher Austin Romine as he jumped up and down with Gardner. The force of Romine's leap caused the helmet to strike Continue to Article

July 28, 2017 12:11:am EST

  Aaron Judge trots off the field after a game against the Rays in May (Getty Images). It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. New York Yankees star Aaron Judge learned this lesson the hard way on Thursday night when his tooth chipped after colliding Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 11:57:pm EST