{"id":37317,"date":"2022-06-05T05:47:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T05:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/yankees-aaron-boone-reacts-to-demoting-miguel-andujar-who-requested-trade\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T05:47:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T05:47:17","slug":"yankees-aaron-boone-reacts-to-demoting-miguel-andujar-who-requested-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/yankees-aaron-boone-reacts-to-demoting-miguel-andujar-who-requested-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees’ Aaron Boone reacts to demoting Miguel Andujar, who requested trade"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK –<\/b> Yankees manager Aaron Boone wouldn’t go into details. But he was straightforward about what it was like demoting Miguel Andujar, who then told him he wanted to be traded, late Friday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night was really difficult,\u201d Boone told reporters.<\/p>\n

The Yankees had just beaten the Tigers, 3-0. They did it without Andujar, who the night before had one hit in five at-bats and scored a run in a 13-0 blowout of Detroit. He had started in left field over the struggling Joey Gallo.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’d been playing regularly for us,\u201d Boone said of Andujar. \u201cHe’s been a part of us winning ball games. … Right now, I know that he’s contributing. I know that. He knows that. Just been a tough numbers game obviously. Last night was difficult. “<\/p>\n

Andujar was sent to Triple-A Scranton \/ Wilkes-Barre for the third time this season. Under new MLB rules, players can only be optioned five times in a season.<\/p>\n

Despite the trade request, Boone said that Andujar handled the news well enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiggy’s a great guy and handled it like a pro,\u201d the manager said. “But understanding that’s a difficult option and understanding that he’s a big part of what we’ve done here and he certainly wants to be here. So, I understand, that’s a tough one. “<\/p>\n

An argument could be made that Andujar should be playing over Gallo, who struck out three times in three at-bats. Gallo is hitting .173 with a .577 OPS and 59 strikeouts in 133 at-bats. He’s been mostly terrible offensively since the Yankees acquired him from the Rangers at the trade deadline last season. He’s still owed the $ 10.3 million remaining on his 2022 salary, and he doesn’t have any minor-league options left. Andujar is in his final minor-league option year.<\/p>\n

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Brendan Kuty may be reached at <\/i>bkuty@njadvancemedia.com<\/i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK – Yankees manager Aaron Boone wouldn’t go into details. But he was straightforward about what it was like demoting Miguel Andujar, who then told him he wanted to be traded, late Friday night. \u201cLast night was really difficult,\u201d Boone told reporters. The Yankees had just beaten the Tigers, 3-0. They did it without …<\/p>\n

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