Gleyber Torres was absolutely merciless with this troll job on Josh Naylor.
On Tuesday, the New York Yankees bested the Cleveland Guardians 5-1 in Game 5 of the ALDS. Thanks to the win, the Yankees now move on to the ALCS to face the Houston Astros, who bested New York in six games back in 2019. Giancarlo Stanton got the ball rolling for the Yankees with a three-run home run in the first and the team never looked back from there.
Coming into Game 5, Naylor’s “rock the baby” home run celebration from the previous game was all anyone could talk about. Yankees fans mocked Naylor with a “who’s your daddy?” chant all night, with many in the stands mimicking the motion or bringing actual dolls to complete the bit. And when the final out came through for the Yankees, Torres capped it off with a ruthless mocking of Naylor’s celebration.
GLEYBER IS A LEGEND FOR THIS pic.twitter.com/YesbKjYocO
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) October 18, 2022
Fair play to Torres and the Yankees, honestly! Naylor and the Guardians couldn’t back up their words with actions and as a result have to suffer the consequences. Here’s how MLB fans reacted to Torres mocking Naylor’s “rock the baby” celebration as the Yankees eliminated the Guardians.
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) October 18, 2022
I LOVE YOU GLEYBER TORRES pic.twitter.com/v5koMyAYGg
— Dan Rourke (@DanAlanRourke) October 18, 2022
GLEYBER TORRES YOU FUNNY GUY HAHAHHAHA
— Sandy (@NYYSandy) October 18, 2022
Gleyber Torres just became my favorite player.
— rickbozich (@rickbozich) October 18, 2022
Gleyber Torres mimicking Josh Naylor's home run celebration after getting the final out to advance is the most badass thing I've seen in a while.
— Stefen Rosner (@stefen_rosner) October 18, 2022
Savage move on the final out by Gleyber Torres. 💀 https://t.co/4vwqUsszuf
— theScore Bet (@theScoreBet) October 18, 2022
naylor's celebration was amazing and gleyber's mocking of it was amazing this is what i live for tbh https://t.co/2WHTA7G9J8
— stina 💫 (@ottavinos) October 18, 2022
If you loved the Josh Naylor celebration, you have to love this one 😂 I would be shouting "you're our fucking sons" at the dugout if I was a Yankee. Baseball been fun lately. https://t.co/ykw3399K3f
— KYLE ☀️ (@YourFriendKyle_) October 18, 2022
Baseball is fun. https://t.co/NPKcSKWcYh
— Laura Albanese (@AlbaneseLaura) October 18, 2022