Tigers are getting the best version of Gleyber Torres after Yankees exit originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Tigers Make Gleyber Torres Decision Before Twins Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Detroit Tigers are looking to make back-to-back postseason trips, currently owning a 73–52 record and holding an 8.5-game lead over the second-place Cleveland Guardians.

The Detroit Tigers have their playoff spot all but secured, and AJ Hinch should use this opportunity to call up top prospects.

At the break, he had walked 51 times and struck out only 46 times in 359 plate appearances. His walk rate (14.2 percent) was the best of his career, while his strikeout rate (12.8 percent) was the lowest. Since the break, his strikeout rate has crept back toward his career norm of about 20 percent.

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Detroit is in a good spot for a first-round bye, but there are still too many teams within shouting distance to fully relax. In the National League, the Brewers are a full five games ahead of the Tigers, while the Phillies, Cubs, and Dodgers are all within two games of Detroit.

The Tigers (73-52), who have won four in a row and six of their last seven, are vying for a four-game sweep of the Twins.

Gleyber Torres isn’t a numbers guy. He’s not opening up his Baseball Reference page to check his stats or checking out the leaderboards. He doesn’t need that kind