NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 20: Gleyber Torres #25 of the New York Yankees in action against the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium on July 20, 2021 in New York City. The Yankees defeated the Phillies 6-4. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Last week, when New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Andrew Velazquez was expected to remain on the roster when Gleyber Torres was activated, it was certainly fuel for further discussion.
There have been a lot of different feelings surrounding Torres’ absence and Velazquez’s debut with the Bombers. The Yankees went 16-6 without Torres and endured that wild 13-game winning streak with the help of Velazquez’s reliable defense, somewhat timely bat (that’s just about all the team needs from him, really) and his speed on the base paths.