Torres named youngest MVP in AFL history

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — As the youngest player in this year’s Arizona Fall League, Gleyber Torres was also its best.

The Yankees’ No. 2 prospect was honored as such at Scottsdale Stadium on Saturday, where he was presented with the Joe Black Most Valuable Player Award. En route to his MVP honors, Torres also led the league in hitting, earning him the EyePromise vizual EDGE PRO Batting Title Award.

“Before I came here, I prepared myself very well,” said Torres. “I always prepare.”

Only 19, Torres hit .403 to become the youngest batting champion in the history of the league. In addition to his league-best average, Torres paced the circuit in on-base percentage (.513) — thanks in part to a 14-8 walk-to-strikeout ratio — and OPS (1.158) and finished second in slugging (.645). He tallied 25 hits, including three home runs, four doubles and one triple, and scored 15 runs in 18 games for Scottsdale.

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Torres signed with the Cubs for $1.7 million out of Venezuela in 2013, then came to the Yankees …

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