"With the Tigers' season now over, Gleyber Torres is planning to undergo sports hernia surgery, the second baseman told reporters (including the Detroit News' Tony Paul) in the aftermath of the club's loss in Game Five of the ALDS. Torres revealed that he has been dealing with the injury for several months, and praised the Tigers' training and medical staff for helping him keep playing. " It was not good from the [start of the] second half," Torres said. " It was a lot of pain. But we do a really good job keeping me playing....It's not about the numbers, it's just about playing every day.""
"A look at Torres' numbers, however, clearly reveals something was amiss. Torres hit .281/.387/.425 over 359 plate appearances in the first half of the season, and was performing well enough to earn a starting nod as the American League's second baseman in the All-Star Game. Once the All-Star break was over, however, Torres hit only .223/.320/.339 over his final 269 PA of the regular season. He seemed to rediscover his stroke over Detroit's first seven postseason games, but an 0-for-6 showing in yesterday's 15-inning marathon with the Mariners dropped Torres' playoff slash line to .235/.316/.382 over 38 PA."
"Torres' slide mirrored the Tigers' own fortunes. One of baseball's better clubs for much of the season, Detroit went 9-22 over its last 31 games and barely squeaked into the postseason field in the final AL wild card slot. If the Tigers had retained their healthy AL Central lead, Torres likely would've gotten more opportunity to rest down the stretch, and yet the mutual struggles of player and team led to the Tigers led to an unfortunate Catch-22 situation. The Tigers still needed Torres in the lineup as much as possible as their top-choice second baseman, yet Torres' struggles kept adding to the team's woes (though Torres was far from the only Detroit player to under-perform in September)."
Gleyber Torres will undergo sports hernia surgery after playing through months of pain. The injury coincided with a sharp drop in production after the All-Star break, from a .281/.387/.425 line over 359 first-half plate appearances to .223/.320/.339 over 269 second-half PA. Postseason numbers were modest (.235/.316/.382 over 38 PA) including an 0-for-6 in the 15-inning loss. Detroit slumped 9-22 over its final 31 games and barely reached the postseason as a wild card, creating a Catch-22 where Torres had to play despite reduced effectiveness. The club's training and medical staff helped him continue playing.
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