The Venezuelan Gleyber Torres, of the New York Yankees, hit his third home run of spring training on Monday.
On this occasion, the “victim” of the 25-year-old from Caracas was the starting pitcher Kyle Gibson, of the Philadelphia Phillies.
In accordance with Baseball Savantthe Torres connection recorded a muzzle velocity of 103.2 miles per hour and traveled 386 feet from George M. Steinbrenner Field.
With his four-corner shot in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Venezuelan infielder reached three homers and five RBIs in the preseason.
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The Yankees hope that Gleyber Torres, moved back to second base, can improve his offensive production in 2022.
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A week ago, Torres revealed that fatherhood gave him “additional motivation” to improve on the field of play.
According to the projections of Baseball Referencethe Venezuelan will hit 17 home runs and drive in 59 runs in the upcoming MLB season.
