Yanks’ Torres tests positive despite being vaccinated

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber

Torres tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated and having previously contracted the coronavirus during the offseason.

Torres is among eight so-called breakthrough positives among the Yankees — people who tested positive despite being fully vaccinated.

“Certainly unexpected,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of Torres. “Obviously everyone, Major League Baseball, that’s in charge of testing is looking into that. The variants that could be out there if that is the case.”

The Yankees are undergoing additional testing and contact tracing, with the assistance of the baseball commissioner’s office and its medical experts. The New York State Department of Health is advising the team.

Also testing positive were pitching coach Matt Blake, third base coach Phil Nevin, first base coach Reggie Willits and four traveling staff.

Torres played Tuesday at Tampa Bay, but was out of the lineup Wednesday against the Rays.

THURSDAY’S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tigers 4, Royals 3:

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Michael Fulmer shut down Kansas City’s ninthinning rally for his second save, and host Detroit extended the Royals’ losing streak to 11 games.

White Sox 4, Twins

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2: Tim Anderson and Jake Lamb homered, Billy Hamilton made a leaping catch at the wall to end a bases-loaded threat and host Chicago beat Minnesota for its sixth straight. The Twins have lost four in a row.

INTERLEAGUE

Blue Jays 8, Braves 4: ●

Bo Bichette hit a goahead, two-run double in the ninth and Toronto rallied to win at Atlanta and sweep six games from the Braves this season.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cardinals 2, Brewers

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0: St. Louis pitcher Jack Flaherty became the major leagues’ first seven-game winner this year by blanking host Milwaukee, as the Brewers’ Corbin Burnes

extended his streak to 58 consecutive strikeouts before his first walk. Flaherty (7-0) allowed four hits in six innings, struck out six and walked two.

Giants 3, Pirates 1:

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Anthony DeSclafani

allowed one hit over five scoreless innings and Steven Duggar hit his first home run in nearly two years to lead San Francisco past host Pittsburgh. DeSclafani struck out five and walked one while improving to 3-7 against the Pirates. The lone hit off him was a first-inning single by Jacob Stallings.

Nationals 5, Phillies

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1: Josh Bell and Kyle Schwarber hit two-run homers in the first inning as host Washington beat Philadelphia to end a fourgame slide.

ELSEWHERE

Angels: Albert Pujols ● has cleared waivers and is now a free agent for the second time in his career, officially bringing his tenure with the Angels to an end. Pujols, 41, in the last season of a 10-year, $240 million contract, is free to sign with any team.