The three-time All-Star played seven seasons with the New York Yankees before signing a one-year deal with the Detroit Tigers.

Detroit Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres tosses the ball to first base for an out on a Chicago White Sox’s Brooks Baldwin ground ball during the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 6,

Gleyber Torres, returning to Yankee Stadium with the Tigers, said he respected New York's decision to move on from him and appreciated all he learned as a Yankee.