New Gleyber Torres number has bothered Yankees

Injuries, underperformance and a change in position all contributed to an unforgettable season for Gleyber Torres.

Now has his lack of fuss.

Torres, who was moved to second from shortstop on Monday due to his defensive struggles, was pulled out in the eighth inning of the Yankees’ win over the Orioles on Tuesday night.

Manager Aaron Boone said on Wednesday it wasn’t just about his defense, although Torres made a mistake on what should have been a double play. Torres also failed to get a ball out. on the ground, and Boone then told him about the game that had admittedly annoyed him.

“I spoke to him after the game last night and we’re kind of going to end it there,” Boone said of Torres, who was back in the lineup on Wednesday. “It’s not something that I intend to do necessarily. There were things that happened on last game night, and I felt there was a need to get him out of there last night.

When asked if it bothered him that Torres didn’t break it after the grounding, Boone replied, “A little, yes.” On Tuesday night, Boone said he eliminated Torres because of “a number of things”.

It was a lost season for the 24-year-old infielder, who has battled injuries, a bout with COVID-19 and has struggled both on the field and at home plate. As recently as 2019, Torres hit 38 home runs, clocked 90 runs and posted a solid .871 OPS. This year he has an anemic 0.249 / 0.320 / 0.348 slash line with an OPS of 0.667 and just seven homers in 397 at-bat. He also made the worst 19 mistakes of his career.

When Boone decided to change his position, Torres accepted it without hesitation and dismissed the idea that the pressure had affected him negatively.

“The pressure is always on the players,” Torres said. “We’re playing for the Yankees… for sure I want to do something more for my team. Like I said, I just want to be confident in second and try to do my thing and try to help my team in a different position and try to be more confident.