Gleyber Torres' lack of hustle was on display in another dreadful Yankees loss

Joe Rivera

Gleyber Torres' lack of hustle was on display in another dreadful Yankees loss image

Gleyber Torres had a little tussle with hustle. 

"Hustle" is largely a buzzword for oldhead baseball fans to excoriate certain players who are struggling or teams that are in the tank. But when you're hitting under .200 on a 6-11 baseball team, hustle means a little bit more than that.

On Wednesday, the Yankees' shortstop seemingly gave minimum effort on a nubbed check-swing ground ball, packing it in about 87 feet before getting to first in a three-run game in the seventh inning.

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The Yankees would lose 4-1 to the Braves and continue their problematic start to the season. They're now in the AL East cellar and their vaunted offense has been one of the worst all-around units in the game, scoring 3.47 runs per game.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after the game that Torres would be called into the principal's office to have a nice chat about the play.

Needless to say, every baserunner counts in the late stages of a three-run game, and Torres is slashing .186/.294/.220 early in the season. Consider this a teachable moment.

He is only 24, after all. 

 

Joe Rivera