Yankees’ Gleyber Torres opens up about getting benched after dogging it on basepaths
Gleyber Torres acknowledged the obvious: he didn’t run hard off the plate, and manager Aaron Boone acknowledged he made the right call benching him for most of Friday night’s game against the Blue Jays in the Bronx. “I think he did the right thing, especially in that moment,” he said. “As a professional, you have […]
Gleyber Torres miffed about Yankees’ third base idea: ‘I play second’
BOSTON — Gleyber Torres is finally starting to hit, but the Yankees aren’t going to ask him to change positions — at least not yet. And Torres didn’t seem too excited about the possibility of such an idea coming to fruition. Following the Yankees’ acquisition of Jazz Chisholm Jr., who has primarily played second base […]
Yankees hoping Gleyber Torres has turned corner after disastrous start
BOSTON — Luis Severino was playfully criticizing his friend and former teammate, but he wasn’t gossiping. Gleyber Torres was in the text thread where Severino said he wasn’t afraid of the Yankees because “right now they only have two good hitters.” Severino was making fun of his close friends, but a good joke often carries […]
Yankees’ Gleyber Torres records RBI single in return to lineup
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Fresh off returning from a two-game mental “reset,” Gleyber Torres spent the two games leading up to Tuesday resting physically. But the Yankees second baseman has recovered from a groin strain and returned to the lineup on Tuesday against the Rays, and manager Aaron Boone is hopeful his issues are now […]
Yankees’ Gleyber Torres exits game with apparent injury
The Yankees added Gleyber Torres to their injury concern list. Torres left Friday’s game in the fourth inning with an apparent injury after taking an infield hit. The second baseman, who has been playing through a groin injury in recent weeks, appeared to be in some discomfort after running around first base. Gleyber Torres left […]
Yankees’ Gleyber Torres ‘feels good’ after latest two-hit game
TORONTO — Gleyber Torres arrived north of the border in the midst of a “mental reset” and returned to the U.S. as one of the Yankees’ in-form hitters. Torres recorded two hits in three straight games in the Yankees’ 8-1 win over the Blue Jays on Sunday and is 6 for 13 since returning from […]
Marcus Stroman, Gleyber Torres quickly clear air after starter’s outburst
TORONTO — Coach Marcus Stroman’s public displeasure with head coach Gleyber Torres on Friday night could have lingering effects. Instead, early in the next inning, Stroman emerged from the dugout to greet Torres, whose two-run homer gave the Yankees a 16-5 victory over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. In the bottom of the fifth […]
Gleyber Torres out of Yankees’ lineup vs. Mets amid awful slump
Gleyber Torres, who has been in particularly poor form throughout this season, is taking a rest day. The Yankees’ starting second baseman was left out of the lineup for Wednesday’s Subway Series finale at Citi Field, with Oswaldo Cabrera starting at second base and DJ LeMahieu starting at third base. Torres has just two hits […]
Gleyber Torres’ brutal Yankees day prompts meeting with Aaron Boone
After a poor showing in virtually every aspect of this season, Gleyber Torres accepted responsibility in a brief interview with the media. He could have left the visitors’ clubhouse at Citi Field and been on his way home before the distraction hit. Manager Aaron Boone asked to talk to him. The two spoke after the […]
Yankees need DJ LeMahieu and Gleyber Torres to have their Luis Gil moment
Luis Gil starts the final game of the two-game Subway Series on Wednesday night, but if he overturns the worst start of his career last week with another poor performance and continues to do so for the remainder of this season, he will have done his job for 2024. The Yankees had to get through […]