NEW YORK — The Yankees got their nickname “Bronx Bombers” from hitting baseballs out the ballpark. Gleyber Torres had other plans to get his home run Wednesday night.
Major league teams have become used to seeing the Yankees land baseballs into the seats, totaling 224 homers entering Wednesday’s game — the most in MLB. This time, an inside-the-park homer helped propel the Yankees to a 5-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
The play was made possible starting with Torres lining a single — in the top of the fifth inning — into right field and Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo making an errant throw wide of his cut-off man. Red Sox catcher Connor Wong fielded the throw and attempted to throw behind Torres at first base, who was trying to extend a single. Wong’s throw ended up in the outfield.
