Maigleth Torres

Maigleth De Lourdes Torres Antiveros

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 4' 11", Weight 115 lb.

• Born January 4, 1993

Biographical Information

Maigleth Torres has played for the Venezuelan women's national team. She is either the sister or cousin of 2016-2018 Tigers farmhand Mike Torres. Her uncle is Miguel Cabrera.

She debuted in the 2015 Pan American Games, going 0 for 2 with a run for the Bronze Medalists. Backing up Lelis Gómez at 2B, Sor Brito at SS and Daily Giménez at 3B, she handled three chances error-free. In the 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup, she hit .417/.385/.500 with five RBI while handling 25 chances error-free on the middle infield. She saved her best for last, going 2 for 3 in the Bronze Medal Game and scoring the tying run in the final frame, right before Astrid Rodriguez also scored on Osmari Garcia's hit that gave Venezuela the win over Taiwan and their first medal in a Women's Baseball World Cup.

In the 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup, she hit .391/.440/.391 with five steals in five tries, six runs and seven RBI in eight games while fielding .975. The little infielder tied Shae Lillywhite for 7th in the event in swipes. She had 3 RBI against the Netherlands, 2 runs and two RBI against Puerto Rico and 3 hits against the Dominicans. She was named to the All-World team at second base, the only Venezuelan to make the cut.