Gleyber Torres was at the Stadium for the first time as a visiting player on Tuesday night as he and the Tigers opened a three-game series with the Yankees . He was curious about how the fans might react when he came to bat in the first inning. He had to feel good about it when it happened.

After a brief embrace from catcher Austin Wells and a salute to the home dugout, the crowd showered his with warm applause and he doffed his batting helmet to them.

The Yankees did a video tribute for Torres on the scoreboard after the first inning and he came out of the visitors dugout for a curtain call.

Torres spent his first seven seasons with the Yankees, but said there was no resentment toward them for not offering him a new contract.

“I know it's a business,” Torres said Tuesday afternoon

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