Gleyber Torres
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Full Name:
Gleyber David Torres Castro​
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Nicknames:
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None​
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Born:
December 13, 1996
Caracas, Venezuela
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Family:
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Mother: Ibelise Castro (@castro_ibelise)
Father: Eusebio Torres (@usebeisbol)
Spouse: Elizabeth
His wife, Elizabeth was his childhood sweetheart.
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Friends:
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Agent: Wil Polidor
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School:
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Not available​
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Started baseball at 5 years old on the team Aguiluchos in La Carlota.
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Baseball Related:
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2013 - Signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent ($1.7 million).
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2016 - Traded from the Cubs (with Adam Warren, Billy McKinney, and Rashad Crawford) to the Yankees for Aroldis Chapman.
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Extra:
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Not available
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Sample Heckles:
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Favorite baseball players: Omar Vizquel and Miguel Cabrera.
Favorite all-time athlete: LeBron James
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