DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers have signed two-time All-Star infielder Gleyber Torres to a one-year, $15,000,000 contract for the 2025 season. The contract includes a one-time assignment bonus of $500,000.

Torres joins the Tigers after seven successful years with the New York Yankees, including a 2024 campaign in which he slashed .257/.330/.378 with 15 home runs, 63 RBI, and 26 doubles. The second half of his season was particularly strong, ranking highly among the 71 qualified American League hitters in batting average (.292, 12^th), on-base percentage (.361, 14^th), and walk-to-strikeout ratio (1.72, 16^th). Following the All-Star break, he posted a 124 wRC+ over 61 games played.

Over the course of his career, Torres has slashed .265/.334/.441 with 138 home runs and 441 RBI. He has four seasons with at least 2.9 bWAR, including the highest mark of his career in 2022 (4.0 bWAR) when he had a .761 OPS with 24 homers and 76 RBI over 140 games. Another noteworthy season came in 2019, when he belted a career-high 38 homers and 90 RBI, finishing 17^th in MVP voting.

Though an everyday player throughout his career, Torres has had particular success against lefthanded pitching. Out of 374 qualified American League hitters since Torres’ 2018 debut season, he ranks 30^th in home run rate (5.5%) and 41^st in OPS (.854) against southpaws. Another standout attribute of Torres, who just turned 28 years-old, is his durability – ranking 26^th in games played (888) and plate appearances (3,673) among all Major Leaguers since the start of 2018.

During his time with the Yankees, Torres has gained significant postseason experience – missing the playoffs just one time. Over 198 plate appearances in those six years of postseason play, he’s posted a .795 OPS with seven home runs and 25 RBI. Torres has been one of the best at controlling the strike zone throughout his playoff experience, ranking fifth in strikeout rate (16.2%) and eighth in walk rate (12.6%) since the start of 2018 among Major League players with at least 150 postseason plate appearances.

Torres, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, was originally signed in 2013 by the Chicago Cubs.