Gleyber Torres gets the job done with bases loaded, a breakdown
What Happened
In a pivotal moment in Game 1 of the ALDS, the New York Yankees find themselves in a tight game against the Minnesota Twins. The score is tied and the bases are loaded for 22-year-old Gleyber Torres in the late innings. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge leads off the inning by working a walk against Twins reliever Tyler Duffey. Designated hitter Edwin Encarnación then strikes out, bringing up first baseman Luke Voit. Voit demonstrates patience at the plate, laying off several breaking balls from Duffey to work the count full before earning a free pass of his own. This sets the stage for the young superstar Gleyber Torres. The Twins turn to lefty reliever Devin Smeltzer, who attacks Torres aggressively with a fastball right down the middle for a called strike. Torres then takes a close pitch for ball one, evening the count at 1-1. Smeltzer tries to get Torres to chase a curveball out of the zone, but the Yankees infielder displays impressive discipline, laying off the breaking ball. The at-bat now hangs in the balance at 3-2. Smeltzer knows he has to throw a strike, but Torres is ready for the challenge. The left-hander reaches back and fires another curveball, but Torres is unfazed. He calmly takes the pitch, drawing a bases-loaded walk to give the Yankees the lead. "Gleyber Torres comes through in a huge spot, spitting on those breaking balls," the announcer exclaims. The Yankees dugout erupts in celebration as Torres trots down to first base, having delivered in the clutch for his team. Though the Twins would eventually tie the game, the Yankees would go on to win this crucial Game 1 matchup. Gleyber Torres' disciplined at-bat and game-winning RBI proved to be a pivotal moment, igniting the Yankees and their passionate fanbase. As the series shifts to Minnesota, the young star has already made his mark, showing the poise and talent that make him one of the game's rising talents.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentGlaber Torres had a key at-bat in the
game one of the ALDS yesterday and this
is how the stage was set to Oh fastball
to judge and he bombs it just misses the
homerun pitchers not gonna want to give
him another one in the zone
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Jersey so judges on base with a walk
the twins walked eight batters this game
they were not giving him anything to hit
they hit Brett Gardner there now there's
two on they bring in Duffy Edwin
Encarnacion just came off the injured
list he's like [ __ ] [ __ ] walking I'm
swinging he strikes out he had a good
game anyway and now Stan's gonna come
and he spits on all these breaking
pitches to has one there spits on that
spits on the next one twins kept trying
to attack Lowe with the breaking stuff
in the Yankees just took it said no
you're gonna have to come into the zone
so that sets the stage for Glaber Torres
with the bases loaded in a tie game
let's go clay bar here we go
fastball right down the middle he comes
aggressive I love that bases loaded have
to throw a strike so you swing there
then he's not sitting fastball down o2
takes that pitch good good take takes
that one now that counts even now this
one ooh that's the take right there
lotta amps may call that a strike he
didn't get the call he didn't swing at
it that's a really good take that
changes that bat and that guy knows he
knows all about it now this is where
kidding interesting guys 3 2 if he
throws ball 4 then it's not a tie game
anymore
but Glaber knows that he has to throw a
strike so maybe he tries to go to the
curveball to get Glaber swinging because
he knows glaber's in swing mode because
Glaber is expecting a strike he does
throw the curveball here real ballsy
pitch I like it a lot
gutsy pitch by the picture but Glaber
foils it and then he has to come with
the fastball and Glaber knows it's
coming and he Rockets it to third and
the ball boy gets in the way might have
cost them a run who knows or it helped
him score on I don't know what happened
cuz Stan's not fast but Stan's fired up
anyway baby everyone's fired up because
the young Glaber Torres comes through in
a huge spot spitting on those breaking
balls fantastic this one was brought to
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