MINNEAPOLIS — The list of impressive numbers for Miguel Andujar’s rookie season seems endless.
Entering Wednesday night the 23-year-old third baseman led MLB rookies in average (.299), hits (153), doubles (40), RBI (79), extra-base hits (65) and OPS (.853), multi-hit games (48), and he was tied with teammate Gleyber Torres in homers with 23.
The 65 extra-base hits are the third-most in a season by a Yankees rookie, behind the 88 Joe DiMaggio had in 1936 and the 79 Aaron Judge put up last season. He has 67 extra-base hits in 138 games (Andujar had two doubles in five games last season as a call-up), the third most through 138 games in Yankees history behind DiMaggio’s 88 and Bob Meusel’s 70.