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Why Miguel Andujar isn't surprising Yankees with superb rookie numbers

NEW YORK -- The first time that Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar stood out as a future star to manager Aaron Boone was on video.

One of the first things that Boone did after being hired as Joe Girardi's replacement last December was study up on everyone in the organization that had a chance to impact the 2018 ballclub, even youngsters like Andujar who seemed destined to spend some or all of the season in the minors.

"The video that I started to watch on him in the winter, right away you could tell he has a chance to be special in the batter's box," Boone said Wednesday before Andujar was 1-for-4 with a ninth-inning single in the Yankees' 4-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.