He had a stocky and slightly bowlegged build, but was known for deceptive power and a strong, accurate arm from center field.

[5] Torriente played in his homeland from 1913 to 1927 and holds the record for the highest career batting average in Cuban winter league history (.352).

Torriente played much of the summer of 1915 and 1916 for the "Western" Cuban Stars team until an argument arose with the St. Louis manager in 1916.

He tracked down former teammate and friend José Méndez and was hired by J. L. Wilkinson to play for his All Nations just before a big series with C. I. Taylor's Indianapolis ABCs and Rube Foster's Chicago American Giants.

In 1921, he took part in the second ever postseason series held between black baseball teams, as the Giants faced the Eastern independent Hilldale Club.

Following a dispute involving a stolen diamond ring, he walked away from the Monarchs and was later signed by the Detroit Stars, where he played from 1927 to 1928.

[9] In 1938, Black Crackers manager Don Pelham unsuccessfully attempted to lobby Torriente to return to play, but no records exist of him taking the field again.

He listed himself as a Cuban citizen and his closest living relative as his mother, Mrs. Felipa Torriente of Havana.

[14] The Pittsburgh Courier named Torriente to their All Time Negro League team in 1952, calling him "a prodigious hitter, a rifle-armed thrower, and a tower of strength on the defense.

After years of research, his grave was finally identified in 2020 by Dr. Machado Mendoza and his team in the Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón.