Yankees: 3 underrated aspects of 3-game winning streak

2. Miguel Andujar is slowly getting back on track!

It’s really great to see Yankees slugger Miguel Andujar find his footing.

The Papa! Miguel Andujar was performing terribly in limited/sporadic playing time, but now that he’s been getting regular reps due to the injuries up and down the roster, he’s hopefully working his way back to 2018 form.

Since Sept. 4, Andujar is 9-for-28 with a home run, five RBI and two walks. Of those eight games, seven of them were full slates. However, he’s mostly been used as a DH, so his defensive improvements will have to wait.

Nonetheless, it’s awesome to see him getting more comfortable in the batter’s box, which one could argue is what needs to be fixed first and foremost. Andujar’s defense was never his bread and butter — it was his bat. If he’s not getting the job done offensively, he’s not getting any job done, so perhaps Boone’s strategy of DHing him this much is well founded.

It’s nothing special, but Andujar has upped his batting average to .220, which is an increase from .091 less than two weeks ago. The circumstances surrounding the shortened 2020 campaign were never conducive to Andujar’s comeback from shoulder surgery, so that’s why this mini turnaround should have you feeling good.