In the 2022 and 2023 seasons he hit a total of 49 home runs, but for the previous season he only reached 15 home runs.
Torres, who joined the Yankees in 2016 in a trade with the Chicago Cubs, became a Major League player in 2018, and has a career OPS of .774, while defensively he has played second base and shortstop for the Manhattan Mules.
Detroit maintains a flexible roster as its prospect base continues to earn places in the majors. They also signed pitcher Alex Cobb to a one-year, $15 million contract this offseason, as the team has only one major contract, shortstop Javier Baez, after the 2025 season.
Gleyber Torres reached an agreement with the Detroit Tigers and thus leave behind his history as a New York Yankees player.
In the American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Guardians, he stood out by hitting for a .364 average, and was an important part of the Yankees’ victory that earned them a ticket to the World Series.
Gleyber Torres’ numbers
Over the course of his seven MLB seasons, Torres has a .265 batting average, with 870 hits in 3,281 at-bats, plus 138 home runs and 441 RBIs. His lifetime slugging percentage is .441 and his OPS is .775.