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Gleyber Torres shines in return with leadoff home run

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Gleyber Torres hit a home run in his return to the Detroit Tigers lineup after a month-long absence due to injury.
  • The home run, his fifth to lead off a game, helped the Tigers secure an 8-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
  • Torres expressed confidence in his swing and aims to contribute energy to the team without trying to be a hero.

Gleyber Torres marked his return to the Detroit Tigers lineup with a bang, hitting a leadoff home run in his first game back after a month sidelined by injury. The Venezuelan infielder's blast, his fifth career leadoff homer, set the tone for Detroit's dominant 8-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

My swing is there. I hope the power and consistency return after this break.

— Gleyber TorresTorres expressed his confidence in his hitting ability upon returning to the Detroit Tigers' lineup after a month-long injury layoff.

Torres, who had been on the injured list with an oblique strain, expressed cautious optimism about his return. "My swing is there," he had told MLB.com before the game. "I hope the power and consistency return after this break." The 433-foot drive against Steven Matz opened the scoring for the Tigers, who celebrated their second consecutive win, a streak they last achieved in early May around the time Torres was injured.

Despite the successful return, Torres admitted to initial struggles during his rehabilitation games. "My first at-bat [on Saturday] was terrible," he recalled. "The timing was awful. But mentally too, in my first three at-bats I was overthinking if I was going to feel something." He noted that Sunday showed improvement, allowing him to "just do my normal swing. I didn't think about anything, just played like I always do."

My first at-bat [of rehabilitation] was terrible. The timing was awful. But mentally too, in my first three at-bats I was overthinking if I was going to feel something.

— Gleyber TorresTorres described his initial difficulties during rehabilitation games before his successful return to the main lineup.

Torres's return provides a much-needed boost to the Tigers' offense, which has struggled collectively, ranking 20th in MLB with 59 home runs and sixth-worst with a .233 batting average. "We know how we're playing right now. It's no secret," Torres said. "But it's kind of a motivation for us, and especially for me. I don't want to try to be a hero. I can't hit a five-run homer. I just try to do what I can, pass the baton, and try to bring a little more energy. I think that's what we need, especially in this stretch."

We know how we're playing right now. It's no secret. But it's kind of a motivation for us, and especially for me. I don't want to try to be a hero. I can't hit a five-run homer. I just try to do what I can, pass the baton, and try to bring a little more energy. I think that's what we need, especially in this stretch.

— Gleyber TorresTorres discussed the team's current struggles and his personal approach to contributing without trying to carry the team alone.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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