Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres didn't make the trip from Lakeland to Tampa for Sunday's game against the Yankees, but his new manager talked about what he's seen so far and what he expects this year.

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch had plenty of praise for infielder Gleyber Torres. While Hinch surely didn't mean to take a shot at the Yankees, it's hard not to see it as such.

But Tigers manager A.J. Hinch has been encouraged by what he has seen from Torres since the ex-Yankee signed a one-year, $15 million contract with Detroit.

It didn’t take long for Gleyber Torres to be asked about the New York Yankees with his new team. Now a Detroit Tigers second baseman, Torres has endured the highs and lows and criticism of a big market and now he is reveling in what he called a “beautiful opportunity.

Gleyber Torres didn't get his due farewell from the New York Yankees, with whom he played for seven years and earned two All-Star selections in the process.