After a seven-year curler coaster in The Bronx, Gleyber Torres arrived at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday for the primary time as a customer.
Like Torres, and his former supervisor Aaron Boone, the followers principally selected to recollect the nice instances, giving the Tigers second baseman a well mannered spherical of applause that grew louder as soon as he tipped his helmet to them earlier than his first at-bat within the high of the primary inning.
He received one other ovation following a tribute video earlier than the second inning, to which he stepped out of the dugout and saluted the gang once more.
“He definitely deserves that [a good reception],” Boone stated earlier than Torres went 1-for-3 with a double and two walks within the Tigers’ 12-2 win.
Torres was an All-Star this season for the primary time since being one in every of his first two years with the Yankees.
In between, there was a combined bag — some strong stretches but additionally a fair proportion of struggles, together with psychological errors on the bases and within the area.
The Yankees didn’t have a lot curiosity in bringing again Torres when he turned a free agent final offseason, which led to him signing a pillow contract with the Tigers for one 12 months and $15 million.
He entered Tuesday batting .259 with a .758 OPS in 128 video games this season.
“I don’t have any dangerous emotions with the [Yankees] group,” Torres stated. “I’m all the time going to be pleased about the chance first to commerce for me from the Cubs and provides me the chance to play within the large leagues. … To put on the pinstripes was actually an honor for me.”
Torres, who Boone described as a “staple” within the Tigers lineup, stated he has realized some issues along with his new group that he “didn’t do in my years with the Yankees.” That features being extra aggressive on the bases.
“You recognize [third base coach Joey] Cora, how they run the bases,” Torres stated. “These kind of conditions, all the time aggressive on the bases. We actually create extra alternatives to attain runs. Within the first inning or the final inning, we by no means change our strategy to working on the bases aggressive. That’s an enormous half I’ve realized and tried to be on the identical web page with.”
In his thirtieth begin of the season, Will Warren made it 21 begins during which he has allowed two earned runs or fewer as he delivered six robust innings of two-run ball.
“I believe our job as a starter is to have the ability to take the ball each 5 days and go as deep as you’ll be able to into video games,” Warren stated. “I’m enthusiastic about that. Simply preserve it rolling.”
Boone stated he deliberate to have Aaron Choose DH on Wednesday after enjoying proper area Tuesday, rotating with Giancarlo Stanton as he works again from a proper elbow flexor pressure.
Anthony Rizzo, who has not performed a sport since beginning all 5 World Collection video games at first base for the Yankees final October, was within the crowd and acquired an ovation when he was proven on the video board. He responded by chugging his beer.
The Fairfield Nationwide Little League staff, which completed third on the Little League World Collection final month, was honored earlier than Tuesday’s sport and took the sector with the Yankees.
