Tigers Place Gleyber Torres On Injured Lis

The Tigers announced theyve placed second baseman on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to March 29, because of a left oblique strain. is up from Triple-A Toledo in a corresponding move. Torres departed Fridays lo s to the Dodgers in the sixth inning. Hed experienced what the team initially called rib tightne s. Torres didnt play in the following days series finale, and the team evidently diagnosed the side discomfort as an oblique strain. The club has yet to provide an indication of the severity. Hell be out until at least next Tuesday, and theres a decent chance this will shelve him beyond the minimum 10 days. Even low-grade oblique strains usually cost hitters a few weeks. came off the bench in Torres place on Friday. The Tigers moved over from first to second base for the following game. They plugged back at first, allowing to work as the designated hitter. That drew into the lineup in right field. Thatll presumably be the most common alignment while Torres is out of action. Baez and could pick up some extra playing time as well either at second or at the hot Eddie Giacomin Jersey corner, with moving over from third base in that scenario. Torres joins , and as position players on Detroits injured list. The veteran infielder, who signed a one-year, $15MM free agent deal, was Detroits biggest acquisition on the offensive side. Hes coming off a pedestrian final season with the Yankees (.257/.330/.378 with 15 homers), though thats mostly attributable to a terrible April. The 28-year-old had a more characteristic .267/.339/.409 slash from the start of May onward. He picked up three hits (including a home run) and a walk through his first eight plate appearances as a Tiger. Malloy replaces Torres on the active roster for whatll be his first MLB action of the season. The 25-year-old appeared in 71 games as a rookie last year. He struggled to a .203/.291/.366 slash acro s 230 plate appearances. Malloy has a robust offensive track record in the minors. Hes a career .280/.410/.464 hitter in just shy of 1600 minor league plate appearances. That includes a 5-13 start with a pair of walks through three games in Toledo this year. Malloy doesnt have a clear defensive home, but he could pick up some at-bats at DH or in the corner outfield, especially against left-handed pitching. Dan Boyle Jersey