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MOOSIC, Pa. — The Yankees’ Class AAA team, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, is only two and a half hours away from Yankee Stadium. But for outfielder Clint Frazier, who has spent the last two months here working on his defense, it feels much farther — especially as the Yankees call up others and charge ahead in the standings without him.
It is quiet here, a contrast to Frazier’s brash personality and flashy style. He still longs for New York and the major leagues, of course, but he has grown more at peace with his demotion on June 17, which came after costly defensive lapses and questions about his demeanor.