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Manager Aaron Boone said Monday that he plans on playing Torres primarily at second base for the rest of the season, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports. Torres will start at the keystone and bat seventh in the Yankees' make-up game with the Twins.

According to Adler, Torres' continued defensive issues at shortstop over the past week had started to weigh on him, and the 24-year-old was receptive to a move down the defensive spectrum when Boone proposed the change. Gio Urshela will get an off day Monday, but he's expected to take over as the Yankees' primary shortstop the rest of the way beginning with Tuesday's game in Baltimore. For fantasy purposes, Torres will retain eligibility at shortstop heading into 2022, but even if he starts at the second base in each of the Yankees' final 19 games of the season, he may not have eligibility at the keystone in certain leagues at the beginning of next year.

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