Gleyber Torres tipped his helmet and received a video tribute early in his return to Yankee Stadium on Tuesday.

A short time later, Torres contributed to one of the biggest innings of the season for the Detroit Tigers.

Torres and the Tigers will attempt to secure a series victory on Wednesday night when they continue their three-game set against the New York Yankees.

The Tigers (83-62) opened the series by scoring nine times in the seventh inning and the final 12 runs of Tuesday's 12-2 rout. Detroit matched its most runs in an inning this season and scored double-digit runs for the 15th time after Torres got his warm reception.

"It's nice to see everybody pay respect to Gleyber," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said of Torres, 28, who signed a one-year, free-agent contract with Detroit in De

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