Gary Sanchez, Gleyber Torres To Return For New York Soon
Two important pieces to the New York lineup will return to the diamond sooner rather then later.
Those players include starting catcher Gary Sanchez and second baseman Gleyber Torres.
Gary Sanchez took two important steps to coming off the disabled list on Tuesday when he ran the bases and took batting practice on the field before the Yankees’ 6-5 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards. "according to https://nypost.com/2018/07/11/gary-sanchez-gleyber-torres-inch-closer-to-yankees-returns/
“I would say very much that he is getting close. He is champing at the bit here to get going,’’ Aaron Boone said of his regular catcher, who has been out since June 25. “He will take batting practice with us and I would say shortly start to map out a rehab game or how many we want to give him with the hope that he would be ready to open the second half of the season.’’ "according to https://nypost.com/2018/07/11/gary-sanchez-gleyber-torres-inch-closer-to-yankees-returns/
Gleyber Torres played catch on the field Tuesday and, according to Boone, is making progress with a right hip strain that landed him on the DL on July 4. "according to https://nypost.com/2018/07/11/gary-sanchez-gleyber-torres-inch-closer-to-yankees-returns/
“Gleyber did tee-and-toss and was in the weight room. He is starting to do some activities,’’ Boone said of the All-Star second baseman, who will attend next Tuesday’s game in Washington, but not participate. “They were just waiting that he didn’t feel anything before he started ramping back up. Now that feeling is out of there when he does basic exercises he will start doing baseball activities and hopefully be on a similar time line Gary is on.’’ "according to https://nypost.com/2018/07/11/gary-sanchez-gleyber-torres-inch-closer-to-yankees-returns/
When the Yankees think about right-handed reliever Tommy Kahnle, they immediately revert to last year’s postseason, when he pitched effectively, and not his early season struggles, which got him sent to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre twice this year. "according to https://nypost.com/2018/07/11/gary-sanchez-gleyber-torres-inch-closer-to-yankees-returns/
“I think he is making progress and pitching well and put himself in the mix at some point,’’ Boone said of Kahnle, who was 1-1 with a 1.38 ERA in the last 13 games for SWB. In 13 innings, he struck out 22 and walked six. “When he is right and going we saw what he can do last year.’’ "according to https://nypost.com/2018/07/11/gary-sanchez-gleyber-torres-inch-closer-to-yankees-returns/
The emergence of Jonathan Holder has deepened the best bullpen in baseball and kept Kahnle in the minors, but it’s hard to ignore what he did for the Yankees last October. "according to https://nypost.com/2018/07/11/gary-sanchez-gleyber-torres-inch-closer-to-yankees-returns/
In seven postseason games, he worked 14 ¹/₃ innings, allowed six hits, whiffed 10, walked two and posted a 2.38 ERA. "according to https://nypost.com/2018/07/11/gary-sanchez-gleyber-torres-inch-closer-to-yankees-returns/