Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Tallies three hits Tuesday
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Torres went 3-for-4 with a double and three runs in an 11-2 win against Seattle on Tuesday.
Torres set the table well from the leadoff spot, scoring after each of his three hits. He was given a couple innings off his feet when Jon Berti took over for him at second base with the Yankees up big in the seventh inning. Torres is in the midst of an outstanding September, slashing .365/.423/.508 with two home runs, nine RBI, 14 runs and a 7:11 BB:K through 15 games.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Remains hot at plate
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Torres went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored Sunday against the Red Sox.
Torres recorded his fifth multi-hit game this month while clubbing his 14th blast of the season. He's collected at least one hit in 13 of 14 Sept. contests, batting 20-for-59 (.339) with two homers, nine RBI and 11 runs scored.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Hits leadoff homer in win
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Torres went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Red Sox.
Torres took Cooper Criswell deep in the first at-bat of the game, his third leadoff homer of the season. Torres just barely cleared the right-center field wall on a ball that would have only been a home run at Yankee Stadium. It was his 13th homer of the season, and he snapped a streak of 14 straight games without going deep. Torres has found a home at the top of the Yankees lineup and is hitting .307/.398/.436 in his last 25 games as the leadoff man.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Tallies three hits Monday
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Torres went 3-for-5 with a double, a run and two RBI in Monday's 8-4 win against Texas.
Torres kicked off the scoring in the contest with a two-run double in the third inning. He had two additional hits for his first multi-hit performance since Aug. 26. Torres has been hitting well for the past few weeks, slashing .327/.393/.490 with two homers, nine RBI and nine runs over his past 12 games.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Homers in back-to-back games
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Torres went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-2 win against the Nationals.
Torres took Mitchell Parker deep on the fifth pitch of the game. It was Torres' second leadoff homer this season, the other was on July 24. It was also the second time this season that Torres went deep in back-to-back games. Torres has hits in six straight games and has settled into the Yankees leadoff spot, hitting first in 10 straight games. The 27-year-old has put together a strong August, hitting .296/.383/.395 in 21 games.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Drives in four in win
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Torres went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, an additional RBI, a walk and two total runs scored in Sunday's 10-3 win over the Rockies.
Torres put an end to a month-long power drought that saw him go 25 games without a homer. In that span, he hit .260 and slugged .300, adding just four doubles and eight RBI. The second baseman has been mired in a down year overall, slashing .241/.319/.357 through 124 contests. He's at just 11 homers and 49 RBI in 2024 after posting 25 long balls and 68 RBI in 158 games a year ago.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Idle for early game
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Torres is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Angels.
Torres had started in each of the Yankees' last 11 games, but he'll get some rest in the first game of the twin bill. Oswaldo Cabrera will get the nod at second base for the early game, but expect Torres to be back in the lineup and man the keystone in the nightcap.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: In lineup Saturday
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Torres is starting at second base and batting fifth against the Blue Jays on Saturday.
Torres was pulled early from Friday's loss after failing to run hard out of the batter's box on a second-inning single, but he apologized after the contest and won't be subjected to additional missed time. He's gone 2-for-15 over his past four games following a hot five-game stretch during which he went 8-for-22 with two homers.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Benched during Friday's game
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Torres was benched during Friday's game against the Blue Jays for disciplinary reasons, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Torres took his time running to first base after he ripped a single into left field during the second inning, and he was later thrown out at home plate trying to score from first on an Anthony Volpe double. Torres remained in the game to field second base during the top of the third frame, but he was pulled following a conversation with manager Aaron Boone ahead of the fourth. The Yankees skipper said after the game that Torres' time on the bench will not extend into Saturday, per Chris Kirschner of The Athletic.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Continues hot stretch Friday
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Torres went 3-for-5 with a double Friday in a loss to Boston.
Though no runs resulted from Torres' three knocks, it was nonetheless another positive performance by the second baseman. Torres has consecutive multi-hit efforts and has at least one hit in 11 of his past 13 contests overall. During that stretch, he's slashing .348/.423/.543 with a pair of long balls, four RBI and five runs while bringing his season batting average up from .221 to .237.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Stays hot in loss
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Torres went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 12-3 loss to the Mets.
Torres gave the Yankees a good start with a leadoff homer to begin the bottom of the first inning. The 27-year-old has homered in consecutive games after going 15 contests without a long ball dating back to June 29. The second baseman is up to 10 homers, 37 RBI, 45 runs scored, four stolen bases, 15 doubles and a .232/.308/.363 slash line through 98 games this season.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Getting turn in leadoff spot
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Torres will start at second base and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game versus the Mets.
After putting Jahmai Jones in the leadoff spot against a lefty Tuesday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone is giving Torres a shot there versus southpaw Sean Manaea in this one. Torres opened the season as the team's leadoff man, but this is the first time he's batted at the top of the order since April 9.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Heading to bench Monday
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Torres is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.
After seeing his four-game hitting streak come to an end while also committing a costly error in the field in Sunday's 6-4 loss, Torres will head to the bench as the Yankees wrap up their series with the Rays. Oswaldo Cabrera will check in for Torres at the keystone.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Rejoining lineup Tuesday
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Torres (groin) is starting at second base and batting fifth Tuesday against the Rays.
Torres hasn't seen the field since Friday while batting groin soreness, but he's back in the starting nine for Tuesday's series opener in Tampa Bay. The 27-year-old batted .308 with a double and a homer in the seven games preceding the brief absence.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Still sitting Sunday
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Torres (groin) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Torres departed from Friday's matchup with Boston due to right groin soreness and will sit Sunday for the second consecutive game. He'll also have Monday's team off day to rest up ahead of Tuesday's series opener in Tampa Bay. Oswaldo Cabrera will start at the keystone and bat seventh in the series finale versus the Red Sox.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Sitting Saturday
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Torres (groin) isn't in the Yankees' lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
Torres made an early exit from Friday's game due to groin tightness. Although he won't start Saturday, the Yankees are hopeful that the 27-year-old will be available off the bench, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. Oswaldo Cabrera will get the nod at the keystone and bat eighth.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Managing groin tightness
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Torres exited Friday's game against the Red Sox due to right groin tightness.
Torres suffered a similar injury to his right groin a few weeks ago, and he seems to have aggravated the issue while legging out an infield single during Friday's contest. The Yankees don't have any plans in place to take him in for imaging at the moment, which suggests the team doesn't believe his latest flareup is anything too severe. However, it remains possible the 27-year-old sits out Saturday's contest as a precaution.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Exits with apparent injury
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Torres was removed from Friday's game versus Boston with an apparent leg injury, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
Torres came up limping after beating out an infield single in the fourth inning, and he was immediately replaced on first base by Oswaldo Cabrera. Torres missed a few games in June due to a groin issue. The details of his latest injury will come once the Yankees are able to take a closer look at him.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Homers in return to lineup
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Torres went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 16-5 rout of Toronto.
Torres was held out of action Wednesday and Thursday following a prolonged slump, and the time off appeared to serve him well. The second baseman contributed to the team's offensive explosion Friday with a two-run blast in the sixth inning and a sacrifice fly in the ninth. Torres finished with his first multi-hit game in over a month -- he hadn't accomplished that feat since going 2-for-4 against San Diego on May 26.
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Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Riding bench again Thursday
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Torres is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Toronto.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone had intimated after not starting Torres on Wednesday that the second baseman might get an additional day off to regroup, and the skipper has done just that. Torres is in a 2-for-29 slump at the plate and has also had some defensive lapses. Jahmai Jones is getting a rare start at the keystone Thursday.
