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- Updated: August 24, 2016
SEATTLE — Gary Sanchez’s hot start is grabbing the headlines. Aaron Judge’s raw power has fans in the Bronx daydreaming. But those two young Yankees aren’t the only ones opening eyes on this road trip.
Ronald Torreyes has been filling in at third base for banged-up Chase Headley, and he’s been hitting and hitting and hitting some more. The 23-year-old rookie infielder — all 5-foot-10 and 150 pounds of him — went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in the Yankees’ 5-1 win over the Mariners at Safeco Field on Tuesday night, and overall, he’s got eight hits in his past 12 at-bats.
With the Yankees still technically in the pennant race while auditioning their strong crop of youngsters for future roles on the 25-man roster, the man they call “Toe” could make more of a footprint in this lineup if he keeps up his recent tear.
“He’s just playing so well and swinging the bat so well, it’s hard to ignore,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “If he continues to hit like this, I’m going to have to find ways to play him.”
Torreyes, who was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cincinnati Reds in 2010, has been part of six other Major League organizations, but he still only had 96 Major League at-bats going into his start at third base on Wednesday. He’s learning at the highest level now, and while there have been struggles, Torreyes has impressed his teammates with his work ethic, which is paying off this week in a big …
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