NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber Torres returned to Yankee Stadium with a new look.
Sporting cornrows and full beard, Torres appeared in the Bronx on Tuesday for the first time since signing a $15 million, one-year contract with the Tigers in December.
Torres spent his off day getting the cornrows from Jose “Jordan” Lopez, the Washington Heights barber who cut his hair during his eight seasons with the Yankees.
“It was my house for my entire seven years, my first seven years,” Torres said in the dugout. “I’m really happy to be here, different team but happy to be see my ex-teammates.”
Now 28, Torres hit .264 with 138 homers and 441 RBIs in 1,016 regular-season games for the Yankees, who dropped restrictions on facial hair before this season.
After losing a five-game World Series to the Los A