It looks like Gleyber Torres was finally pulled for lack of hustle.
In the second inning, the Yankees’ second baseman didn’t run hard out of the box on a line drive off the left-field fence and ended up with a single instead of what looked like should have been an extra-base hit.
Three batters later, he was thrown out trying to score on an Anthony Volpe double.
He obviously would’ve scored if he was on second base.
He was taken out after three innings and replaced by Oswaldo Cabrera.
Video was captured of manager Aaron Boone and Torres speaking in the clubhouse before he was taken out.
“If he’s taken out for not running on that line drive to left, and then that cost them a run, you can say well, why didn’t he take him out in the third?” YES announcer Michael Kay said. “Well, he probably just went right to second base after being thrown out. This is probably the first time he had a chance to talk to him.”
Added former Yankees manager and YES analyst Joe Girardi: “You hate to do it to players. But sometimes it’s necessary. Because you really have to get your point across. You try a number of times to do it verbally. … And then at times you have to resort to this.
“We don’t know if that’s the case, or if he got hurt, he’s trying to stay in, but it sure seems that way.”