Torres went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to the Orioles.
Both homers came off Baltimore starter Tyler Wells, helping give the Yankees a 5-1 lead that evaporated in the top of the seventh. Torres has three long balls in the last three games, giving him nine on the season, and through 22 contests in May he's slashing a strong .284/.343/.511.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Hits seventh homer
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Torres went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Reds.
Torres extended the Yankees' lead to 3-1 in the sixth inning with an opposite-field shot off Hunter Greene. It was Torres' seventh homer of the season and his first since May 9. The 26-year-old second baseman is slashing .253/.338/.431 with 22 RBI, 29 runs scored and five stolen bases through 201 plate appearances this season.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Steps out of lineup Sunday
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Torres is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Torres started the past 17 contests and will receive a day off after he posted a .235/.284/.500 slash line with six doubles, four homers, 12 RBI and 13 runs during that stretch. Oswaldo Cabrera will move to second base while Jake Bauers starts in left field Sunday.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Slides into leadoff spot
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Torres is in the designated hitter spot and batting leadoff for the Yankees in Friday's game versus the Rays.
Torres has mostly hit fourth or fifth this season, but the Yanks are switching things up in hopes of jumpstarting a slacking offense. Former leadoff hitter Anthony Volpe has moved down to seventh in the batting order. With Torres in the DH spot, Oswaldo Cabrera is handling second base.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Knocks fifth homer
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Torres went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and a double in Monday's win over the Athletics.
Torres' solo shot in the sixth inning proved to be the go-ahead shot. It was his first home run since April 27; over his previous nine games since then, Torres was hitting just .189 (7-for-37). He's now slashing .250/.343/.444 with 13 extra-base hits and an 18:18 BB:K on the year.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Clobbers fourth homer of season
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Torres went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's victory over the Rangers.
Torres immediately followed DJ LeMahieu's homer with a long ball of his own, smacking one well over the center field wall. The second baseman is now on a five-game hit streak, and he is slashing .265/.386/.470 to start off the year.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Hits third home run
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Torres went 2-for-5 with a double, a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 12-6 win over the Twins.
After getting a day off Tuesday, Torres returned to the lineup Wednesday and extended his hit steak to four games. He led off the Yankees' five-run second inning with a double and scored on a single by Willie Calhoun. Torres extended the lead to 11-1 in the fourth with a two-run homer, marking his third long ball of the season and first since April 3. The 26-year-old has appeared in 23 of New York's 25 games, so barring the occasional rest day, he's locked in as the team's everyday second baseman.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Getting breather Tuesday
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Torres is out of the lineup Tuesday in Minnesota, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.
Torres appears to be receiving a routine maintenance day. The Yankees will turn to Oswald Peraza to man second base while Torres takes a seat.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Back in action Thursday
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Torres (hip) is back in the Yankees' lineup Thursday against the Twins.
Torres tweaked his hip flexor Tuesday and didn't start Wednesday, although he entered the game as a pinch runner. He'll start at second base and hit leadoff against Minnesota righty Joe Ryan.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Available to play Wednesday
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Torres (hip) is available to play Wednesday versus the Guardians, though he isn't included in the starting lineup, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
Torres exited Tuesday's victory early with hip flexor tightness. Oswaldo Cabrera will take over at second base and bat sixth against Cleveland while Torres is expected to be able to pinch hit if needed.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Removed after tweaking hip flexor
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Torres was removed from Tuesday's lineup against the Guardians after he tweaked his right hip flexor/groin area, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports. He went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored before leaving.
Kuty notes that Boone did not sound too worried about the infielder's status going forward, and that he's not scheduled to undergo testing at this time. The 25-year-old infielder should be considered day-to-day for now with a good chance to return to the lineup Wednesday against the Guardians.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Steals twice in multi-hit game
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Torres went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 4-2 victory over the Phillies.
The 26-year-old made an impact from the opening frame, providing the game's first run when he drove in teammate Aaron Judge on a single to left field. Torres continues to impress, slashing .421/.560/.789 with two home runs and six RBI through 25 plate appearances. Torres stole just 10 bases last year and had a career-high 14 steals in 2021, but he's already contributed five of the team's nine stolen bases through the first week of the season.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Reaches base five times Monday
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Torres went 2-for-2 with a a home run, three walks, a stolen base, two total runs and two total RBI in Monday's 8-1 victory over the Phillies.
Torres enjoyed a big night at the plate, as he not only reached base in all five of his plate appearances but also slammed the 100th home run of his big-league career. The long ball came in the third inning and was his second RBI of the contest following a run-scoring single in the first. Torres is off to a nice start to the season, slashing .333/.529/.833 with two homers, four RBI, five runs and three thefts through 15 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Notches second steal
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Torres went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run and a stolen base in a 6-0 win versus the Giants on Sunday.
Torres used his wheels to score New York's final run in the seventh inning. He led off the frame with a walk, swiped second as part of a double-steal with Anthony Volpe, advanced to third on a wild pitch, then came home on another wild pitch. The second baseman appears to be taking advantage of the new rules in MLB this season, as he already has two thefts through three games. Torres' career high is 14 steals, which he accomplished in 2021.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Homers in NYY opener
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Torres went 1-for-3 with two-run home run, a walk, an additional run scored and a stolen base during Thursday's 5-0 win over the Giants.
Starting at DH and batting sixth, Torres took Logan Webb deep to right in the bottom of the fourth inning. He then drew a walk and eventually crossed the plate again on a DJ LeMahieu single in the bottom of the seventh. Trade rumors swirled around Torres all spring as the Yankees continued to lose starting pitchers to injuries, but he remains in the Bronx with the tools to provide strong fantasy production throughout the 2023 campaign and is off to a strong start.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Back in lineup Friday
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Torres (mouth) is starting at second base and batting third Friday versus the Tigers.
Torres had a tooth extracted Thursday and was forced to miss the Yankees' matchup with the Pirates, but his absence will be limited to just one contest. So far this spring, the 26-year-old is 4-for-8 with a long ball.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Scratched due to tooth extraction
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Torres was scratched from Thursday's Grapefruit League lineup against the Pirates due to a tooth extraction, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
Top prospect Anthony Volpe will get a turn at second base, where Torres is penciled in to start come Opening Day. Torres is off to a 4-for-8 start to spring training with a homer, and he should return to spring action within a few days.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Viewed as starting second baseman
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that he envisions Torres serving as the team's starting second baseman this season, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Though the skipper noted that Anthony Rizzo and Josh Donaldson will likely join Torres as the preferred starters at three of the infield spots, DJ LeMahieu is expected to rove between first base, second base, third base and designated hitter to maintain a near-everyday role. As a result, Torres could be subject to days off once or twice per week when the Yankees are at full strength, as was often the case in 2022. Despite the crowded infield situation, Torres still saw action in 140 games last season, slashing .257/.310/.451 with 24 home runs, 76 RBI, 73 runs and 10 stolen bases across 572 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Avoids arbitration
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Torres agreed to a one-year, $9.95 million contract with the Yankees on Saturday to avoid arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
It's the penultimate year of arbitration eligibility for Torres, and he'll receive a nice raise after he made $6.25 million in 2022. The 26-year-old rebounded at the plate last season with a .257/.310/.451 slash line and 24 home runs after he struggled to a .697 OPS in 2021.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Still ill
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Torres (illness) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
Torres will close the regular season with five consecutive absences from the lineup while he continues to recover from flu-like symptoms. Fortunately for Torres, the Yankees have secured a bye during the wild-card round, so Torres should be ready to go when New York begins its ALDS matchup Oct. 11.
