Gleyber Torres, the New York Yankees’ star second baseman since 2018, elected to leave the Bronx as a free agent over the Christmas holidays, signing a one-year, $15 million deal with the Detroit Tigers.

Torres said his focus moved beyond the Yankees immediately after the World Series when he began hearing from other teams.

New York Yankees two-time All-Star second baseman Gleyber Torres was predicted to sign with the Toronto Blue Jays.

While it always seemed unlikely that Gleyber Torres would return to the Bronx, the New York Yankees will now officially need a new second baseman in 2025. On Fr

Gleyber Torres received multi-year offers in free agency before signing with the Tigers, but did not hear from the Yankees. Read more at MLBTR.

A return to the Yankees was not in the cards for Gleyber Torres. The second baseman said the Yankees were not particularly aggressive during his free agency before he signed a one-year, $15 million contract with the Detroit Tigers late last week. “I didn’t really have any offer from them,” Torres said during an introductory Zoom call.

Gleyber Torres manned the second base position for the New York Yankees from 2018 through 2024, helping to solidify the middle infield well enough to help the Bronx Bombers get to the postseason in six of his seven years there.