June 15, 2018

Gleyber Torres delivers after Yankees move him up in lineup

by Felix Pantaleón

Gleyber Torres hit fifth in the lineup Thursday night, with Aaron Boone saying before the game the move up from the 9-spot was temporary and mostly based on the fact that he sat lefty hitters Brett Gardner, Didi Gregorius and Greg Bird against Tampa Bay southpaw Blake Snell. Regardless of where the rookie second baseman…

Written by Felix Pantaleón

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