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CHICAGO — When Yankees 6-foot-7 rookie Aaron Judge went out to grab a bat in the visitors’ dugout at Wrigley Field on Friday morning, he had to duck to avoid bumping his head on the ceiling.
It was an occupational hazard for the game’s newest star, whose big bat and huge frame reminds some of Frank Howard, the former slugger from the 1960s who also stood at 6-7 but weighed only 255 pounds, about 25 pounds lighter than Judge.
Cubs manager Joe Maddon made the comparison again on Friday before the opener of their three-game series against the Yankees.