It might not be much solace for New York Yankees fans, but at least their team didn't go down in the heartbreaking fashion the Detroit Tigers did. The Tigers, in a winner-take-all Game 5 against the Seattle Mariners, ended up losing on a walk-off Jorge Polanco single in the bottom of the 15th.
At the center of Detroit's Game 5 disappointment were two familiar faces. Two Yankee defectors made their way to the Motor City last offseason, and both played crucial roles in the defeat. Those players were none other than Gleyber Torres and Tommy Kahnle.
Former Yankees Gleyber Torres and Tommy Kahnle were instrumental in the Tigers' 15-inning ALDS elimination
The writing was on the wall for Torres and the Yankees at last year's trade deadline, when the once-promising shortstop-turned-second baseman refused to move to third base to accommodate the defensively superior Jazz Chisholm Jr.