Gleyber Torres injury update: Tigers crisis gets worse with All-Star to IL
The hits keep coming for Detroit. Gleyber Torres as he joins Tarik Skubal on the IL and a possible Frmaber Valdez suspention.
The Detroit Tigers placed second baseman Gleyber Torres on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a mild left oblique strain, the latest blow to a franchise already reeling from the loss of ace Tarik Skubal and the looming threat of a Framber Valdez suspension. Torres, 29, left Saturday’s game against Texas in the fourth inning after experiencing left side tightness and has not played since. This is the second time Torres has dealt with a left oblique issue.
He missed time last season with the same injury. Jace Jung was called up to take Torres’ roster spot. The timing could not be worse for Detroit.
Skubal, the two-time reigning AL Cy Young winner, was placed on the injured list Monday and is set to undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his left elbow, with a recovery timeline of roughly two to three months. The 29-year-old had posted a 2. 79 ERA with 45 strikeouts against just six walks in 43 1/3 innings before going down.
Then on Tuesday night there was drama. Valdez gave up back-to-back home runs to Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu, then hit Trevor Story with a 94-mile per hour fastball on the first pitch of his at-bat, clearing both benches. Valdez insisted it wasn’t intentional.