However, life at home devolved into unrest, with many citizens rebelling against the government in the wake of constant food shortages, rampant crime and widespread violence.

[4] Torres started playing baseball at the age of four as a center fielder, catcher, pitcher, and eventually shortstop.

[5] His passion for baseball grew watching games on television, while idolizing his favorite player Omar Vizquel.

Torres also played basketball briefly in high school, but he quit the sport on his father's instructions in order to focus on baseball.

[9] On July 25, 2016, the Cubs traded Torres, Adam Warren, Billy McKinney, and Rashad Crawford to the Yankees for relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman.

After batting .403 in 76 at-bats with a .513 on-base percentage and a 1.158 OPS, Torres was named the AFL Most Valuable Player.

[17] After hitting .448 in 29 at bats with two home runs in spring training with the Yankees, Torres began the 2017 season with the Trenton Thunder of the Double-A Eastern League.

[19] In June, Torres slid headfirst into home, despite the fact that the Yankees stress to their players to slide feet-first because the team believes it is safer, and tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his non-throwing left elbow.

[20] On June 19, Torres was ruled out for the rest of the 2017 season after it was determined that his injury required Tommy John surgery.

[24][25] During spring training, Torres competed with Miguel Andujar and others for a spot on the opening day roster.

Torres initially thought it was punishment for not hustling earlier in the game, but was called into manager Bobby Mitchell's office where he was told of his promotion to the Major Leagues.

[29] On May 4, Torres hit his first career home run, off Josh Tomlin, which at the age of 21 was the youngest Yankee to homer since John Ellis in 1969.

[31][32] On May 21, against the Texas Rangers, Torres recorded his first multi-homer game when he hit two home runs as the Yankees won 10–5.

Torres hit his second career grand slam on August 2, 2019, against Eduardo Rodríguez of the Boston Red Sox.

On August 12, the Venezuelan scored his 13th home run against the Orioles, setting a record in the divisional era.

[47] The Yankees acquired Isiah Kiner-Falefa to play shortstop before the 2022 season, keeping Torres at second base.

[51] On April 3, during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Torres hit his 100th career home run, a solo shot to right/center field.

[54] After the Yankees lost the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Torres became a free agent.