KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Presented with a mandate by his new manager this spring, Austin Romine knew he needed wisdom to fulfill the mission. So he turned to the team’s Yoda of hitting well on long rest.
“I talked to Toe,” the Yankees backup catcher said late Sunday afternoon.
That would be Professor Ronald Torreyes — the utility man who contributed a single to the Yankees’ 10-1 mauling of the Royals at Kauffman Stadium — who has a .339/.349/.435 slash line in 22 games and allowed manager Aaron Boone to rest the slumping Didi Gregorius for two games without great concerns.