Gleyber Torres

Gleyber Torres, who played for the New York Yankees for seven years, was rumored to be reluctant to cooperate with the coaching staff to guard third base last season. And today, Yankee director Brian Cashman confirmed in an interview that Torres really refused to switch to a corner position, saying he "neither wants to, nor does he want to."

The Yankees traded Jazz Chisholm Jr. for the Miami Marlins before the trade deadline last season. During his major league career, Chisholm spent most of his time on second base and in the field. However, after he joined the team, the coaching team assigned him the task of guarding third base. However, in 45 games, Chisholm made seven mistakes and had a 94 per cent goalkeeping rate.

Regarding the staffing of the Yankees' starting third base, Director Cashman mentioned in an interview with YES Network: "When I traded Chisholm, I was going to have him as second baseman and Torres to guard third base for the rest of the game. But Aaron Boone took a different approach, and when Chisholm came in, we moved him to third base and Torres stayed on second base because Torres didn't want to and didn't want to move to third base to defend. ”

Commenting on Chisholm's support last season, Keshman praised him for withstanding the test in a position he had never held before, saying: "He kept it really well and it gives us more tactical flexibility going into 2025. ”

It's worth mentioning that Torres made his intentions clear last year, saying, "I'm the second baseman, so I'm going to guard second base." After entering free agency in the offseason, it was reported that the Washington Nationals were interested in signing him, but Torres ultimately rejected the offer because the Nationals wanted him to go to third base.