Yanks' Gleyber Torres benched, 'really sorry' for not hustling - ESPN

NEW YORK — Gleyber Torres' frustrating season encountered another pothole Friday night when manager Aaron Boone benched him during the third inning for a lack of hustle in the New York Yankees' eventual 8-5 loss to the last-place Toronto Blue Jays.

Torres prompted the move with a blunder in the second inning. Thinking he had clobbered a home run, Torres walked out of the batter's box admiring the 110.7 mph line drive off his bat. But the ball bounced off the left-field wall. By the time he realized his made a mistake, it was too late. What could have been a one-out double was a single.

Two batters later, the gaffe cost the Yankees a run when Torres, trying to score from first base, was thrown out by several feet on Anthony Volpe's double to left field. One inning later, Boone, historically averse to benching players midgame for a lack of hustle, chose to sit the second baseman, who pleaded his case in the dugout to no avail.

After the game, Torres said he was surprised by Boone's move but added that the manager made «the right decision.»

«I have to get better,» Torres said. «And I feel really sorry for [what I did] tonight, especially for the fans and also for my teammates. I'm a human being. I made an error and I feel like from what I did tonight I'm going to learn a lot. And I just want to compete with my teammates and I want to play great. And do 100 percent for my team.»

Torres was not benched immediately; Boone had him play defense in the top of the third before pulling him. After the game, Boone said he opted to wait a half-inning to give Oswaldo Cabrera, Torres' replacement, time to warm up.

«I just felt like I needed to [bench him] in that spot,» Boone said. «I'm not going to get too down the rabbit hole of