UPDATE (Wednesday, 6:16 p.m.): Clint Frazier met with the media Wednesday after reporting to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

UPDATE (Wednesday, 3:33 p.m.): NJ Advance Media’s James Kratch reports Clint Frazier has reported to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre but the outfielder is not in the RailRiders’ lineup Wednesday.

UPDATE (Wednesday, 3:31 p.m.): Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says he has no problem with Clint Frazier taking his time reporting to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

NEW YORK — Outfielder Mike Tauchman was farmed out by the Yankees after Monday night’s win at Yankee Stadium, then was in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s lineup Tuesday night and hit a first-inning homer.

All of that was notable because outfielder Clint Frazier was optioned after the Yankees’ win in Chicago on Sunday and, as of Tuesday night, he hadn’t reported to his Triple-A club.

Frazier hasn’t broken any rules because players have 72 hours to report following an option, but this certainly appears to be a message that the young outfielder is angry and/or frustrated about losing his roster spot with the Yankees despite putting up good offensive stats. It also could mean that Frazier figures the rumors are true that he’s now a trade chip.

He is returning to the minors after playing a major role in the Yankees being a first-place ballclub despite having many key players on the IL for extended periods. In 53 games, Frazier hit .283 with 11 homers, 34 RBI and an .843 OPS.

Following the Yankees’ 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night, NJ Advance Media asked manager Aaron Boone if he’s disappointed that Frazier had yet to report to Triple-A.

“I’m confident he’ll report and get going,” Boone said as he was returning to his office following his postgame news conference. “It’s a tough time to go through.”

Frazier was sent down to free up a roster spot for newly acquired slugging first baseman/DH Edwin Encarnacion, who was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Yankees late Saturday night.

Frazier’s demotion wasn’t totally unexpected – even he said on Sunday that he expected to be farmed out when Aaron Judge comes off the DL later this week – but it still stung.

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Putting up stats like that and returning to the minors understandably will lead to frustration, Boone said.

“You send a player down that’s performed, it’s tough to deal with,” Boone said.

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