Torres seemed set for a key role when he agreed to a one-year, $15 million deal back in December, and early reports out of camp support this notion. He was the only player taking reps at second base Monday and the team expects him to hit high in the order.

Gleyber Torres, for the first time in his career, arrived to spring camp sporting a dark and robust beard. He couldn’t do that the last seven years with the Yankees, who don’t allow their players to wear facial hair.