Tigers’ Gleyber Torres’ surprise extended injury absence absolutely ‘killing’ him

Not only are the Detroit Tigers struggling immensely right now, but they’re also not aided by the fact that their starting pitching rotation has been decimated by injuries.

Additionally, they have been without the services of second baseman Gleyber Torres, who suffered a left oblique strain in early May. While both he and the team initially thought the absence was going to be much shorter than it has been, not being able to play hasn’t been easy for him.

“It’s been awful,” he said via The Detroit News. “Being here is not fun. I thought (the absence) was going to be short and now it’s taking more time. It feels frustrating. I feel like I can’t do anything for the team. It’s more worrying, too. Like when I was in Florida (rehabbing in Lakeland), I saw the games, but I wasn’t around the boys.

“Now I’m here and I feel what they feel and it’s awful.”

Torres hopes that he’ll be able to eventually return to action by playing in some rehabilitation games, and that he’ll eventually be able to come back and help the Tigers get out of their funk. “I’m trying to be ready, hopefully next week we can start playing in some (rehab) games,” Torres said. “But it kills me because in the past I was able to play with pain. I know how it is. Now, this really got me. Whatever I do is painful. It’s just frustrating. It’s not fully healed. It’s tough to be here and not be able to do anything when your team is failing. Really tough.

“We’ve got a special group right here but things aren’t going our way right now. We have to start playing the way that we can. Just win one and everything will start to get better.”

So far this season, Torres is hitting 2.59 with two home runs and 11 RBI.

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