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Former SF Giants OF Andrés Torres attempting comeback for WBC

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Former SF Giants OF Andrés Torres attempting comeback for WBC

Andrés Torres wants to play professional baseball again. He will play winter ball this year and represent Puerto Rico in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Torres played for the Giants from 2010 to 2013. The 44-year-old has dropped switch-hitting and will only play right-handed. He was drafted by the Tigers in 1998. In 2009, he joined the San Francisco Giants organization. After a mediocre season, the team traded him to the Mets for Ángel Pagán. Since then, Torres has played in Red Sox organization and the Puerto Rican Winter League.

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