Gleyber Torres
Venezuelan baseball infielder
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| 2024 | During World Series Game 1, Torres was awarded an automatic double due to a fan interfering with the baseball. |
| 2024 | After the Yankees lost the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Torres became a free agent. |
| 2024 | Gleyber Torres helped the New York Yankees reach their first World Series since 2009, contributing significantly to the team's performance. |
| December 27 2024 | Signed a one-year, $15 million contract with the Detroit Tigers, marking a significant move in his professional baseball career. |
| 2023 | Completed the season with a .273 batting average, 25 home runs, 68 RBIs, and 13 stolen bases, and was named a finalist for the Silver Slugger Award. |
| April 3 2023 | Hit his 100th career home run during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, becoming the 7th youngest Yankee of all-time to achieve this milestone. |
| January 29 2023 | Signed a one-year contract with the New York Yankees for $9.95 million, resolving arbitration dispute after initially seeking $10.2 million. |
| 2022 | Torres continued playing for the Yankees, batting .257/.310/.451 in 526 at-bats with 24 home runs and 76 RBIs. The Yankees acquired Isiah Kiner-Falefa to play shortstop, keeping Torres at second base. |
| March 20 2022 | Torres and his wife welcomed their first child, a son. |
| 2021 | Gleyber Torres played for the New York Yankees, batting .259/.331/.366 with nine home runs and 51 RBIs across 459 at-bats. After struggling at shortstop, he was moved back to second base in September. |
| 2020 | During the pandemic-shortened MLB season, Gleyber Torres performed with a .243/.356/.368 batting line, hitting three home runs and recording 16 RBIs in 42 games. He also led all American League shortstops with nine errors. |
| 2019 | Selected as an MLB All-Star for the second consecutive year |
| October 13 2019 | Became the youngest second baseman in MLB history to record at least four RBIs in a game, and the third youngest overall to do so. |
| August 22 2019 | Hit his 30th home run, becoming the second Yankee to hit 30 or more home runs in a single season aged 22 or younger. |
| August 12 2019 | Scored his 13th home run against the Orioles, setting a record in the divisional era. |
| August 2 2019 | Hit his second career grand slam against Eduardo RodrÃguez of the Boston Red Sox. |
| July 9 2019 | Named an American League All-Star for the second time in his career. In the All-Star game, he notched one hit in two at bats. |
| June 19 2019 | Hit his first career grand slam off Oliver Drake of the Tampa Bay Rays. |
| April 4 2019 | Torres became the fourth youngest Yankee to record four hits and three extra base hits in a game, going 4-for-4 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs against the Baltimore Orioles. |
| 2018 | Selected to his first All-Star Game after batting .294 with 15 home runs and 42 RBIs, though he did not play in the game. |
| 2018 | Finished third in balloting for the American League Rookie of the Year Award behind winner Shohei Ohtani. |
| 2018 | Selected as an MLB All-Star for the first time |
| September 29 2018 | Hit the Yankees' 265th home run of the season, surpassing the 1997 Seattle Mariners for most home runs in a single season. |
| September 2 2018 | Named AL Player of the Week for the week ending September 2. |
| July 4 2018 | Placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a right hip strain. |
| May 29 2018 | Hit a walk-off single to beat the Houston Astros in extra innings. |
| May 27 2018 | Named AL Player of the Week for the week ending May 27, hitting .368/.429/1.158 with five home runs and nine RBIs. |
| May 25 2018 | Hit a home run in his fourth straight game, becoming the youngest player in American League history to accomplish this feat. |
| May 21 2018 | Recorded his first multi-homer game against the Texas Rangers in a 10-5 Yankees victory. |
| May 6 2018 | Hit his first career walk-off home run against the Cleveland Indians, becoming the youngest Yankee to hit a walk-off homer. |
| May 4 2018 | Hit his first career home run off Josh Tomlin, becoming the youngest Yankee to homer since John Ellis in 1969. |
| April 23 2018 | Recorded his first MLB hit against the Minnesota Twins. |
| April 22 2018 | Made his MLB debut as second-baseman against the Toronto Blue Jays, going 0-for-4. |
| April 22 2018 | Promoted to the Major Leagues after being pulled from a game and called into manager Bobby Mitchell's office. |
| March 13 2018 | Optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre during spring training. |
| June 19 2017 | Ruled out for the rest of the 2017 season after tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in his non-throwing left elbow, requiring Tommy John surgery. |
| April 2017 | Torres married his long-time girlfriend Elizabeth. |
| 2016 | Named AFL Most Valuable Player after batting .403 in 76 at-bats with a .513 on-base percentage and a 1.158 OPS. At 19, he was the youngest player in the Arizona Fall League and the youngest MVP in AFL history. |
| July 25 2016 | Traded by the Cubs to the Yankees along with Adam Warren, Billy McKinney, and Rashad Crawford in exchange for relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman. |
| January 2016 | Started the season with Myrtle Beach Pelicans. |
| September 2015 | Promoted to Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the High-A Carolina League. Played 126 games across two teams, hitting .287/.346/.376 with three home runs and 64 RBIs. |
| January 2015 | Began the season with South Bend Cubs in the Single-A Midwest League. |
| 2014 | Gleyber Torres met his long-time girlfriend Elizabeth in his hometown of Caracas. |
| 2014 | Made professional debut with Arizona Cubs in the Rookie-level Arizona League and was later promoted to Boise Hawks of the Low-A Northwest League. Played 50 games, hitting .297/.386/.440 with two home runs. |
| 2013 | Signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent for a $1.7 million signing bonus. |
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