Detroit – Carlos Torres, the Tigers' new right-handed bullpen arm, isn’t going to take offense to being called a journeyman. Shoot, his whole life has been one constant journey.
“My buddy said, ‘If it was easy, it wouldn’t be my life,’” said Torres, who the Tigers signed as a minor-league free agent on May 28.
Growing up in Santa Cruz County, the son of an agricultural worker who emigrated from Zacatecas, Mexico, he went to multiple high schools in California. Then, chasing his baseball dream, he attended five colleges in four years. Since the White Sox drafted him in the 15th round in 2004, he’s played for nine different organizations as well as one season in Japan.