CLEVELAND — For the primary time since his newest commerce request, Miguel Andujar returned to the Yankees on Saturday, if just for a brief keep.
Referred to as up because the twenty seventh man for the doubleheader in opposition to the Guardians, Andujar declined to verify or elaborate on the commerce request he made after getting despatched right down to Triple-A final month.
“I’ve been taking part in this recreation for a very long time and I need to play at this stage,” Andujar stated by way of an interpreter Saturday morning at Progressive Area earlier than the Yankees’ doubleheader sweep over the Guardians. “The precise particulars of the dialog, I need to maintain these personal.”
Andujar, who went 1-for-8 with an RBI single and a stroll whereas beginning each video games of the dual invoice in left discipline, was requested whether or not it was nonetheless his need to be traded to a group that might give him constant taking part in time within the majors.
“I actually get pleasure from taking part in baseball and I actually get pleasure from taking part in at this stage,” Andujar stated. “On the identical time, I gotta deal with what I can management. Let that be the primary focus, maintain taking part in as laborious as I can and I do know alternatives will come down the street in some unspecified time in the future.”
After the sport, Andujar was returned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The 27-year-old Andujar, who was final optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 3, didn't let any disappointment or frustration have an effect on his manufacturing on the plate. In his newest stint with the RailRiders, he was batting .351 with a .936 OPS throughout 19 video games. Total this season, he's batting .316 with a .848 OPS in 45 video games at SWB.
“It’s not straightforward when it's a must to return and you are feeling such as you belong right here,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated. “However to his credit score, he’s gotten after it down there and earned this chance but once more.”
In his first two stints with the Yankees this season (12 video games), Andujar was batting .268 with a .596 OPS whereas taking part in strong protection in left discipline. The Yankees haven't gotten a lot offensive manufacturing from their left fielders this season — six totally different starters there have mixed for a slash line of .200/.306/.312 — particularly with Joey Gallo persevering with to wrestle.
Whereas the membership is anticipated to attempt to deal with that problem earlier than the Aug. 2 commerce deadline, it stays to be seen whether or not Andujar may be on the transfer earlier than then.
Within the meantime, Andujar believes his swing is again to the place it was in 2018 when he was the runner-up for AL Rookie of the 12 months to Shohei Ohtani.
“Undoubtedly, I consider so,” Andujar stated. “I feel taking part in persistently has helped as properly. Having the chance to play persistently has gotten me again to the place I really feel very snug within the field proper now.”
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