Our Yankees 2021 preview series moves on today. After looking at the situations behind the plate, first and second base, let’s now turn our attention to shortstop.
In 2019, Gleyber Torres proved the New York Yankees would and could get by without Didi Gregorius at shortstop. Rough defense aside, he hit .278 with 38 home runs and 90 RBI in his age-22 season. Entering 2020, more great things were expected of the young Venezuelan.
Cue the COVID-19 pandemic, and the wheels fell off. Torres dealt with leg injuries and played in 42 games during the abbreviated 60-game campaign.