Detroit Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres will undergo sports hernia surgery after playing through "a lot of pain."

He told reporters of his plans following Friday's season-ending loss to the Seattle Mariners in Game 5 of the American League Division Series.

"It was not good from the (start of the) second half," Torres said, per the Detroit News. "It was a lot of pain. But we (the medical and training staff) do a really good job keeping me playing. ... It's not about the numbers; it's just about playing every day."

Torres, 28, made the All-Star team in his first season with the Tigers and finished with a .256 average, 16 homers and 74 RBIs in 145 games.

His season splits reveal that the injury hampered his play following the All-Star break, however. He hit .281 with an .812 OPS, nin

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