The Yankees' Gleyber Torres continued taking batting practice as the earthquake hit
Francisco Alvarez left the game after an inning and a half after he appeared to tweak his thumb while running the bases in the top of the second. Alvarez was replaced by the Mets in the second inning. The Mets left-hander appeared to have tweaked his thumb during the game's first inning.
Gleyber Torres kept taking batting practice as earthquake shook Yankee Stadium. Not even an earthquake was going to stop the Yankees' home opener prep. The Yankees were playing in their first game of the season at Yankee Stadium in New York City on Monday night. The earthquake shook the stadium on April 4, but did not stop the game.
MLB Network shared a video of Gleyber Torres taking batting practice during the NYC earthquake. The Yankees' second baseman didn't get his swings in the batting cage during the earthquake. Torres is the Yankees' No. 1 player in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
The New York Yankees' preparations for their home opener were not hindered by the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Lebanon, New Jersey. Gleyber Torres continues on with batting practice moments after the quake. The Yankees are preparing for their first home opener on Friday afternoon.
Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres left game after being hit on right thumb by pitch. Torres was hit on the right hand with a 93.1 mph fastball. Torres left a game against the Houston Astros after being struck by a pitch on Thursday night. Torres is expected to be fit to make a full recovery from the injury.