Miguel Andujar requests trade from New York Yankees following demotion, according to reports

Multiple reports say that Andujar requested a trade from the Yankees after being demoted.

According to reports, Andujar wanted to be traded after the Yankees optioned him to the minor leaguers.

According to the New York Post, Andujar has been looking for a trade since the end of the season. The Yankees haven't confirmed the reports, but they wouldn't say if Andujar was demoted because of a tough numbers game.

Andujar has started 10 of 12 games in left field for the Yankees. The former top prospect was an everyday starter for the Yankees over the past two weeks due to injuries to Josh Donaldson and Giancarlo Stanton.

The Yankees had to demote Andujar to create roster space after Donaldson and Stanton came back.

"Miggy is a great guy," he said. It's difficult to understand that he wants to be here, and that we've done a lot here. That is a difficult one. He had been playing a lot. He has been involved in winning ballgames.

The first report of Andujar's trade request was made Saturday.

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Andujar was the runner-up for the American League rookies of the year, when he hit.300 with 27 homers and 92 runs. Since the start of the 2020 season, he has only appeared in 78 games for the Yankees because of a shoulder injury, and he missed most of the 2019?