He has hits in 10 of his last 11 games, going for The year-old infielder is slashing. Torres went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and a stolen base Wednesday in a win over Baltimore. For the third straight game, Torres started at second base, which is likely to be the case throughout most of the remainder of the season.
He was one of two Yankees with multiple hits in the contest and also contributed his 14th stolen base of the campaign. Torres has gone 6-for with a home run, two RBI, four runs and two steals over his past five games. Torres went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Tuesday's win over Baltimore. He also committed his 19th fielding error of the campaign. Yankees manager Aaron Boone recently announced that Torres will be moving to second base for the remainder of the season due to his fielding problems at shortstop, but the change didn't seem to help matters Tuesday.
Torres bobbled a grounder in the sixth inning that resulted in an error, though Baltimore didn't capitalize on the mistake. On the plus side, Torres also swiped his 13th bag of the campaign, which is one more than he stole in his first three seasons combined. Manager Aaron Boone said Monday that he plans on playing Torres primarily at second base for the rest of the season, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.
Torres will start at the keystone and bat seventh in the Yankees ' make-up game with the Twins. According to Adler, Torres' continued defensive issues at shortstop over the past week had started to weigh on him, and the year-old was receptive to a move down the defensive spectrum when Boone proposed the change.
Gio Urshela will get an off day Monday, but he's expected to take over as the Yankees' primary shortstop the rest of the way beginning with Tuesday's game in Baltimore. For fantasy purposes, Torres will retain eligibility at shortstop heading into , but even if he starts at the second base in each of the Yankees' final 19 games of the season, he may not have eligibility at the keystone in certain leagues at the beginning of next year.
Torres went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a strikeout in Sunday's loss to the Mets. Torres continued his solid weekend Sunday with a sixth-inning two-run shot off Mets reliever Jeurys Familia. The long ball was his first since July 21, ending a game drought, and gives the shortstop seven on the season. After hitting 38 home runs in games in , Torres has regressed to 10 combined in games during the last two seasons.
Torres remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays. Torres will be on the bench for the second straight contest and the third time in five contests while Andrew Velazquez draws another start at shortstop. Since returning from a sprained thumb last weekend, Torres has gone 3-for with no extra-base hits in four games, dropping his OPS to a career-worst.
Speaking ahead of his side's Premier League clash against Burnley at the weekend, City boss Pep Guardiola has provided an update on when the Sky Blues could see him return to action. Torres, who has been directly involved in three goals in four league appearances this season, now faces the prospect of being unavailable for remainder of this calendar year.
Guardiola also spoke about the nature of Torres' injury, as he added: "Injuries can happen here at City , at home, the national teams. It happens. I know the manager from Spain Luis Enrique , he treats Ferran as best as possible, doesn't want him to get injured. While it's not much to go off, and we're no closer to having an exact estimate of Ferran Torres' return date, we can take the latest photo to mean that the young forward's recovery is on track.
He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Cup victory over Burnley, ending last season with a stunning hat-trick against Newcastle. The striker has had even more success in his brief exploits with the Spain national team, scoring a brace in last month's Nation's League semi-final to see his team past Euro champions Italy. In total, Torres has now scored 12 goals in just 22 Spain appearances.
Going into the season without a recognised striker, Torres was one of the players who fans expected Pep Guardiola to rely on the most to score goals for City, which is why his absence has been a far bigger problem than most viewers would have suspected six months ago. Match Coverage.
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