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- Updated: November 29, 2016
NEW YORK — Hal Steinbrenner said that it was “emotional” to watch Aaron Judge homer in his first Major League plate appearance, and the Yankees’ managing general partner is counting on the 24-year-old slugger to grab hold of the starting right-field job next spring.
Speaking in the first part of a two-part interview with the YES Network, Steinbrenner said that Judge will be coming into the new season with something to prove after hitting .179 (15-for-84) with 42 strikeouts in his first 27 Major League games.
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“He’s got some work to do. He knows that,” Steinbrenner said. “We’re going to figure out exactly what we think is wrong. My expectations are he’s going to be my starting right fielder this year. That’s a big deal and a big opportunity. I know he’s going to make the most of it.”
Steinbrenner said that his hopes for the future were buoyed on the afternoon of Aug. 13, when Tyler Austin and Judge became the first pair of teammates in MLB history to homer in their first at-bats in the same game, going back-to-back against the Rays’ Matt Andriese.
“It was emotional, there’s no doubt about it,” Steinbrenner said. “I was there. These are guys we’ve been following for years. We keep talking about them and trying to get the fans to learn about them. This has been a three- or four-year deal.
“To see both …
