Amid a particular slump in a slump of a season, Gleyber Torres is getting a day off.
The Yankees’ everyday second baseman was out of the lineup for Wednesday’s Subway Series finale at Citi Field, in which Oswaldo Cabrera stepped in at second and DJ LeMahieu started at third.
Torres is 2-for-29 in his past nine games and had an especially poor day Tuesday, when he struggled in every facet and was called into manager’s Aaron Boone’s office after the 9-7 loss to the Mets.
At a time when the Yankees are without Giancarlo Stanton and Anthony Rizzo — and need more from players like Torres — Torres went 0-for-4 with a walk while striking out with no one out and the bases loaded in the first inning.
His fielding was a problem, too, committing his 12th error — the most by any second baseman — on a sharp ground ball from Brandon Nimmo that allowed a run.
Torres’ legs were an issue as well. He did not run out a soft ground ball hit to Francisco Lindor in the eighth inning, easily thrown out on a play that might have been close otherwise.
After the game, Torres said his groin — which forced him from a game last week — was feeling tight.
It was immediately unclear whether Torres’ day off was more because of the groin or because of his play of late.
The Yankees were set to face Sean Manaea, a lefty the righty-hitting Torres normally would line up well against.