Yankees’ under-the-radar outfielder helping fill Judge void

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There was a time — the three-decade stretch when Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle roamed the outfield — that there was no more glamorous position in sports than Yankees center fielder. But on a team with the game’s two greatest sluggers (Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton), a pair of rookie sensations (Gleyber Torres, Miguel Andujar), and a Cy Young contender (Luis Severino), the spotlight usually skips past Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks. As the team’s cleanup hitter in recent weeks, Hicks’ all-around importance has become even more apparent, with the outfielder providing career-best power, while softening the blow of Judge and Gary Sanchez’s extended stints on the disabled list. After never appearing

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