TAMPA — Miguel Andujar, who had been vying for the starting job at third before the acquisition of Brandon Drury and Neil Walker, played first base for Double-A Trenton in an intrasquad game against Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.

He has never played any position other than third in six seasons at the professional level and the Yankees still consider him a third baseman.

After Adam Lind joined the Yankees on a minor league deal on March 2, the veteran first baseman said: “The way the winter went I am just happy to have a job.’’

It didn’t last long, as the Yankees released the 34-year-old on Wednesday. He was signed as insurance for Greg Bird, who has had difficulty staying healthy the past two seasons, but this week’s addition of Walker made Lind expendable.

“It’s unfortunate a guy that’s that good a hitter and is coming off a very solid season is without a job right now,” Boone said.

Masahiro Tanaka will start against the Tigers in Lakeland on Saturday, Boone said, adding he and pitching coach Larry Rothschild have begun to discuss how to line up the rotation “more earnestly.”

“Those decisions could be coming down probably in the next few days,” Boone said.

Jacoby Ellsbury (oblique) increased his workload in Tampa on Wednesday. He took live batting practice in the cage and tracked balls on the field, according to Boone. He also ran and did defensive drills.

“We don’t have plans yet for him to get in a game, but I would imagine those are pretty close to happening,” Boone said.

The manager added Clint Frazier (concussion) showed improvement and would meet with a neurologist again Thursday. There’s no timetable for his return.

Veteran backup catcher Erik Kratz hit his first homer of the spring off Baltimore right-hander Miguel Castro. The 37-year-old has just two homers in the majors since 2014.

Tyler Wade, hitting leadoff, was drilled in the calf by a 95-mph fastball from Miguel Castro to start the game. He stayed in and reported no issues after going 0-for-1 with a walk.

Ex-Yankee Chien-Ming Wang, who last pitched in the majors in 2016, was at the Yankees minor league complex and said while he hasn’t decided to retire, he is learning how to coach.

Sonny Gray gets the start against the Pirates at George M. Steinbrenner Field at 1:05 p.m. on Thursday. Joe Musgrove will go for the Pirates after being acquired in the deal that sent Gerrit Cole to Houston.

Dan Martin was in Sarasota, Fla.