Eider Torres

Eider Lenina Torres Sandoval

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 175 lb.

• Debut April 26, 2008
• Final Game May 7, 2008
• Born January 16, 1983 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Infielder Eider Torres was signed by scout Luis Aponte for the Cleveland Indians in May 2000. He played for the San Felipe (VSL) in 2000-2001 before coming stateside in 2002.

In his major league debut on April 26, 2008, Torres scored a run as pinch runner for the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox, then went 1 for 3 with another run scored as his team's starting shortstop in the nightcap.

Torres was hitting coach of the DSL Red Sox 2 in 2019 and DSL Red Sox Blue in 2021-2023.