VIDEO: Didi Gregorius and Gleyber Torres Smash Back-to-Back Homers to Give Yankees the Lead
By Parker White
All it took was Mariano Rivera to get in the Yankee booth for the offense to get going. To lead off the bottom of the fourth inning, shortstop Didi Gregorius demolished a hanging slider to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead. The onslaught continued, as Gleyber Torres came up right after and tattooed the second pitch of the at-bat to double New York's lead. Take a look at Didi and Gleyber go back-to-back here:
BACK TO BACK, Yankees up 4-2!#YANKSonYES pic.twitter.com/u35JvVfXGt
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) August 17, 2019
Considering that Gregorius missed most of the first half of the season, it's impressive that he's totaled 11 home runs with 38 RBI.
As for Torres, he continues to display his star power and write his name in the record books. Oh, and he has the ability to go deep against teams not named the Baltimore Orioles.
Most HR by a Yankee, age 22 or younger:
— New York Yankees Stats (@nyyankeesstats) August 17, 2019
46 Joe DiMaggio (1937)
29 Joe DiMaggio (1936)
28 Gleyber Torres (2019)
Imagine what this offense can do if/when Aaron Judge reverts back to his All-Star abilities?