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 […]