Orioles' Brandon Hyde on Yankees star Gleyber Torres: 'We're making him look like a first-ballot Hall of Famer'

E.Jay Zarett

Orioles' Brandon Hyde on Yankees star Gleyber Torres: 'We're making him look like a first-ballot Hall of Famer' image

The Orioles have no answers for Gleyber Torres.

The 22-year-old New York infielder blasted a three-run homer off of Baltimore reliever Tom Eshelman in the sixth inning at Yankee Stadium on Monday.

The home run was Torres' second of the game and third of the day, as he also hit one in the Yankees’ 8-5 win over Baltimore in the opener of their doubleheader.

Torres now has 13 home runs against the Orioles this season, which is the most any player has recorded against a single opponent in the divisional era, according to MLB Stats. He’s one shy of the record of 14 set by Lou Gehrig against Cleveland in 1936.

Torres also became the youngest American League player ever to have six multi home-run games in a single season.

Five of those have come against the Orioles.

"We're making him look like a first-ballot Hall of Famer," Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said after the game, via MLB.com.

Torres has belted 26 total home runs in 2019 and entered play Monday slashing .278/.345/.501 in 106 games. He has made the All-Star team in both of his MLB seasons.

 

E.Jay Zarett