Gleyber Torres
Venezuelan second baseman, three-time MLB All-Star and World Baseball Classic champion, sharing his baseball life with fans on Instagram and X.
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MLBOverview
- Full name
- Gleyber David Torres Castro
- Born
- December 13, 1996, in Caracas, Venezuela
- On the field
- Second baseman; bats and throws right-handed
- MLB debut
- April 22, 2018, with the New York Yankees
- All-Star years
- 2018, 2019 and 2025
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How it started.
Torres began baseball at four in Caracas, then moved to a Maracay academy at 14 to pursue a professional career.
The road to the Bronx.
The Cubs signed him out of Venezuela in July 2013. He reached Myrtle Beach in 2015, then joined the Yankees in the 2016 Aroldis Chapman trade. His MLB debut came in April 2018, followed by All-Star selections in each of his first two seasons.
A new chapter.
After seven seasons with New York, he joined Detroit for 2025 and added a third All-Star selection. In 2026, he also became a World Baseball Classic champion with Venezuela.
Beyond the ballpark.
In 2020, Torres and Willson Contreras became the first MLB players named Special Olympics Global Ambassadors. They later appeared in Escuela de Fuerza, a Spanish-language workout series for athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Creditschronological, newest first
Baseball
- 2026Venezuela at the World Baseball ClassicSecond baseman on the championship team
- 2025–2026Detroit TigersInfielder
- 2018–2024New York YankeesMajor League infielder
Community and video
- 2021Escuela de FuerzaFeatured commentator alongside Willson Contreras
- 2020Special OlympicsNamed Global Ambassador
Awards
Quotes
I very much support Special Olympics making it a priority to reach young men and women with intellectual disabilities in the Hispanic communitiesGleyber Torres, Special Olympics
He spoke about the launch of Escuela de Fuerza in October 2021.
Trivia
- His full surname is Torres Castro.
- He donated $30,000 to the I Love Venezuela Foundation in September 2023.
- Escuela de Fuerza means “School of Strength” in English.
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