TAMPA, Fla. -- He's easily the smallest player on the Yankees' roster, but his manager knows Ronald Torreyes' contributions are quite large.
"He gets the most out of his weight," said skipper Joe Girardi. "Pound for pound, he gets the most out of his ability. He's incredible."
Torreyes is listed at 5-foot-7 and 151 pounds. He's not the shortest player in the Major Leagues -- that would be the Astros' 5-foot-5 Jose Altuve -- but he's close.
Size has never mattered for this Yankee, though. Growing up in Venezuela, he always had good role models, including his idol and fellow countryman, the diminutive Omar Vizquel.