Yankees' Slumping All-Star Still Dealing With Nagging Injury

This slumping Yankees' All-Star is still dealing with a nagging injury, which is not going to help him turn things around at the plate.

Jun 12, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres (25) celebrates while running the bases after hitting a three run home run against the Kansas City Royals in the seventh inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports / Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

This does not bode well for the New York Yankees, who are hoping that one of their more important bats can come out of a season-long slump.

Following the Yankees' 9-7 Game 1 loss to the New York Mets in the Subway Series on Tuesday night, second baseman Gleyber Torres told reporters that his groin his still bothering him.

Torres described his groin as "very tight," which is why he didn't hustle down to first base on a groundout late in the contest. The 27-year-old was pulled from the Yankees' 17-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles last Thursday with groin tightness. The second baseman missed one game before getting back into action on Saturday.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone called Torres into his office shortly after the final out last night to discuss his rough performance, per The New York Post.

Torres also made his 12th error of the season in this game, which leads all second baseman. This prompted Boone to call him out because it was a play he expects the infielder to make.

“That’s a play he should make,” Boone told reporters. “In and around the last two weeks after the (dropped) popup, there’s been a lot of really good defense that no one ever asks about. It’s a play he has to make. It’s as simple as that. He didn’t make it tonight. It happens. We have to get him going.”

Boone was asked if he is considering benching Torres, who has had a rough year all-around in 2024, to which the skipper once again reiterated that the Yankees need to get him going and need his bat.

Torres is hitting just .215 with a .627 OPS this season in a walk-year. Beyond Anthony Volpe, Juan Soto and Aaron Judge at the top of the order, the Yankees' offense looks thin at the moment after losing DH Giancarlo Stanton to a hamstring strain.

Torres was being counted on as a big bat in a stacked lineup this year, but he has yet to come around. And now he says he is still experiencing groin tightness, which isn't a good sign.