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Torres' 1st career triple fuels Yankees' 1st run

NEW YORK -- It's one of the most exciting plays in baseball.

Gleyber Torres laced the first pitch he saw from Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez on Friday night off the center-field wall to lead off the bottom of the second inning with his first career triple.

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The ball rocketed off the rookie's bat at 105.3 mph, as tracked by Statcast™, hitting the wall just over the head of and rolling away from center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr.

Torres raced around the basepaths with a sprint speed of 28.