Spencer Jones is the same height as Aaron Judge, but there are some key differences for Yankees sluggers

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Spencer Jones is tall -- 6-foot-7 to be exact.

The new New York Yankees call-up is the same height as superstar Aaron Judge, whose rare 6-foot-7 stature now gets a twin with the Yanks.

But just because they're the same height doesn't mean they're the same.

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Differences between Spencer Jones and Aaron Judge​

The first is obvious.

Judge throws and bats right-handed.

Jones throws and bats left-handed.

They did both play college baseball -- Judge at Fresno State, Jones at Vanderbilt. Both are from the state of California.

The key difference is at the plate.

The reality is that Jones swings-and-misses more than Judge ever did in the minor leagues.

Judge had 1,532 minor league plate appearances and struck out 380 times. That's 24.8% of his trips to the plate ending in strikeouts.

Jones has made 1,833 trips to the plate in the minor leagues and struck out 600 times. That's 32.7% of the time.

To make his MLB career a success, Jones will need to improve on that.

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