The Venezuelan baseball player and player of the New York Yankees, Gleyber Torres started spring training for the 2024 season with the aim of having an impressive performance before completing his contract with the Major League team. and thus begin his stage as a free agent; Although recent rumors stated that the club was interested in negotiating to keep him in its ranks.

Although the Venezuelan has become a figure of great value for the ‘Bronx Bombers’ since his hiring in 2013, the board of directors of the American franchise recognized that they have no intention of starting negotiations to be able to keep him on the roster for the next few years.

These statements were made known by the team’s own general manager, Brian Cashman, who assured various media outlets that the team has not held any negotiations regarding his possible contract extension and that they are currently focused on seeing their performance for 2024.

The information was released by the New York Yankees journalist, Bryan Hoch, who assured through his account on the social network declared free agent.

“Our fans want a championship, our owners want a championship, our players want a championship. T“We all want a championship and we want to achieve it,” Cashman told Hoch during his remarks.

This event represents a serious problem for Gleyber Torres because he could be left out of one of the most important organizations in the Major Leagues and in which he managed to stand out for his offensive capacity; During the last season the Creole stood out on the wood with an average of .273 product of 163 hits, 25 home runs, 68 runs batted in, 90 runs scored and 13 stolen bases.

For his part, throughout his career as a professional baseball player, the infielder has a .267 batting average with a total of 719 hits, 123 home runs, 378 runs batted in, 380 runs scored and 49 stolen bases.

It is important to note that for the 2024 campaign the infielder will receive $14.2 million, this being the year he has earned the most money with the organization since he signed for $1.7 million in 2013.