Tigers' Torres Sidelined, Infield Shuffles Continue

0:00On May 3rd, Tiger's second baseman, Glaber Torres, sparked early offense with two hits in his first two at-bats Saturday night against the Rangers at Comerica Park, but he left the game after the third inning with tightness in his left side. He's day-to-day pending more tests from the team-docs. The Tigers keep piling up injuries lately, hitting infielders like Zach McKinstree and Javier Baez, plus Pitcher's Casey Meis and Will Vest. They grab Zach's short from the nationals in a minor league deal Friday for some extra depth on the infield. Fans and the front office are on edge because Torres has a tricky injury history. He had surgery last year for a sports hernia that bugged him late in. The season and his spring wrap-up was off after playing in the World Baseball Classic for Venezuela's gold medal run. The Kinshree's making progress on rehab, crushing a homer in his second game with AAA Toledo Saturday, and he might rejoin the big club soon. Meanwhile, the Tigers have been babying Torres, starting him at DH early before locking him in at second base since mid-April.

1:03With the infield shuffling and Torres under the microscope, Detroit's staying cautious to keep their lineup humming as the season rolls on. MLB news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters on the diamond.