As the Twins ready to play the New York Yankees at Target Field on Tuesday, Gary Sanchez spoke out in support of one of his former New York teammates.
Miguel Andujar reportedly asked the Yankees to trade him after the team sent him back to the Class AAA level this past Friday. Andujar, primarily a third baseman and left fielder, had been filling in for some injured starters in recent weeks but hasn't solidified a spot in the majors since his rookie 2018 season, when he finished second in the American League Rookie of the Year voting.
Sanchez said he and Andujar have been friends since well before they became teammates on the Yankees, as both are Dominican Republic natives. Both were top prospects in the organization, though Sanchez made his debut a bit earlier in 2015 while Andujar first came up in 2017.
"My opinion, it's time for them or any other team to give him an opportunity," Sanchez said in Spanish through an interpreter. "He deserves to play in the big leagues. He's done a good job, offensively, but also defensively. He's come a long way defensively, and he's shown that he's capable of staying in the big leagues. Maybe he deserves an opportunity on another team."[
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