ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Shortly after returning from his two-game mental reset, Gleyber Torres
Matthew Dellavedova Jersey spent the past two games before Tuesday getting a physical break. But the Yankees second baseman returned from his groin tightne s to get back in the lineup Tuesday against the Rays, with manager Aaron Boone hoping that the i sue is now behind him. Hopefully just making sure hes handling the things he needs to do weight room-wise, training room-wise, just his pregame and making sure hes getting ready properly, Boone said before the . Hopefully its not something we have to deal with. And honestly, weve avoided a real problem. I think both times its cropped up, its been fairly minor. Gleyber Torres hits an RBI single in the first inning of the Yankees 5-3 lo s to the Rays. AP Torres mi sed one game last month because of the groin i sue then played through it when it bothered him legging out an infield single. Boone kept Torres out of the lineup Saturday and Sunday, combined with Mondays team off day, to make sure he was fully ready to go Tuesday. Explore More He went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in his return. Youre always going to try to govern yourself at certain points, but he should be in a position where he should be able to go, Boone said. Theres going to be times where you got to be smart [running], but I feel like strength-wise, maintenance-wise, he should be in a good spot with it. Now it is a question of which version of Torres the Yankees are getting back. The pending free agent has mostly struggled this season but was batting 8-for-26 (.308) in seven games since Boone sat him for back-to-back games. Gleyber Torres tags out Jose Caballero attempting to steal second base during the first inning of the Yankees lo s. AP Its been a struggle for him, . Sometimes those free-agent walk years can come back and haunt you. Im not sure if thats the added pre sure that might be weighing him down or holding him back or not. Last year he was our second-best hitter behind Aaron Judge and was our best hitter once Judge went down. You know what caliber of player he is. Were anxiously and hopefully waiting on that, because I know he can have a really positive impact on that lineup. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Right-hander Clayton Beeter is set to visit with Dr. Keith Meister for another opinion on his shoulder, which has sidelined him at Triple-A since mid-May. Its po sible Beeter will mi s the rest of the season, which would be a hit to the Yankees starting pitching depth or potentially a late-season bullpen weapon. Coming out of the All-Star break, Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring strain) could be getting to that point where hes getting ready to play, Boone said, not specifying whether that would be rehab games or real games. Stanton suffered the injury on June 22 and said he hoped to be back in around four weeks, which would be July 20.
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