OMG, Judge is in CF today. Please hold my virtual hand and tell me everything will be all right.
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At 6-foot-7, Judge will tie Walt Bond as the tallest center fielder ever to appear in a big league game. Bond manned the position for the 1960-61 Indians and the '64 Houston Colt .45s.
"I'm sure it will be a sight to see," Gardner said. "Maybe he's the biggest guy on the field, but he's also one of the most athletic guys on the field too. He's fully capable of doing it. If he wasn't, they wouldn't be putting him out there. Hopefully he doesn't get too much action out there, but if he does, I'm sure he'll be fine with it."
Judge has not played a position other than right field since making his big league debut in August 2016, but he was drafted as a center fielder out of Fresno State University and manned center in 11 Minor League games (eight starts), doing so as recently as '16 for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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