Slumping 2B Gleyber Torres benched by Yankees after awful game in Subway Series opener
New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres throws the ball to first baseman Ben Rice to ground out Baltimore Orioles' Cedric Mullins during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Pamela Smith]
NEW YORK (AP) — Following a terrible performance in the Subway Series opener, slumping second baseman Gleyber Torres has been benched by New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone. Oswaldo Cabrera made his third start of the season at second Wednesday night as the Yankees lost 12-2 to the New York Mets at Citi Field. Boone said he was planning to give Torres a couple of nights off “just to kind of reset.” Torres is batting .215 with seven homers, 29 RBIs and a .628 OPS — well below his career marks of .262 and .773. The two-time All-Star has made 12 errors, three more than any other big league second baseman.
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