Abraham

Toro

Toro doubled to center to tie the game at 5-5, and came around to score on a single by Richie Martin to give Kansas City the win. Toro also committed a pair of errors, so it wasn’t all sunshine and lollypops. The 29-year-old is attempting to win a bench spot with the Royals to open 2026, but he faces uphill odds if only because he’s not currently on the 40-man roster.

Toro finishes Pool A play 7-for-15 with five RBI. Marlins teammates Otto Lopez and Owen Caissie both knocked in two runs today. Even though Puerto Rico clinched a quarterfinal spot a couple of days ago, Canada, which needed to win its final two games to advance, is the Pool A winner by virtue of beating Puerto Rico head-to-head. That means they’ll face the Pool B runnerup, which would be Team USA if Italy beats Mexico tonight.

Toro, 28, spent the 2025 campaign with the Red Sox where he slashed a meager .239/.289/.371 with seven homers and 27 RBI in 284 plate appearances. With a strong showing in Cactus League play, he could crack the Royals’ Opening Day roster in a reserve role, though he’s unlikely to carve out any sort of fantasy value.

Toro did an excellent job helping to fill Boston’s massive first base void after starter Triston Casas went down with a season-ending knee injury in early May. The well-traveled 28-year-old recorded a respectable .659 OPS with seven homers, 27 RBI and two steals in 77 games for the Red Sox before being cut loose after the club called up top prospect Jhostynxon Garcia in late August. He should be able to find another opportunity this offseason with another club as emergency infield depth as one of the more prominent minor league free agents on the open market.

Toro went unclaimed on waivers after being removed from Boston’s active roster earlier this week. The 28-year-old will remain stationed at Triple-A Worcester as emergency depth, but has the option to elect free agency and pursue opportunities elsewhere.

The move is now official. Toro has been removed from Boston’s infield mix to allow the club to bring up speedy utility infielder David Hamilton from Triple-A. It also clears a 40-man roster spot for top prospect Jhostynxon Garcia. The 28-year-old infielder did a nice job helping fill the void at first base after Triston Casas went down for the season.

Toro played the hero for the Red Sox a couple of times back in May, but he had long since returned to classic form and he should have been off the roster weeks ago. He’s at .244/.294/.378 in 279 plate appearances for the season.

Lowe’s two-run shot off Yaramil Hiraldo tied the game at 3-3 in the ninth. He later walked before Boston’s rally stalled in the 10th. He probably would have been the hero for the Red Sox if the team hadn’t started Abraham Toro tonight. Toro, though, was allowed to ground into an inning-ending double play after Lowe’s walk to load the bases in the 10th. We were rather hoping Lowe’s signing meant Toro wouldn’t see the field again, but the Red Sox decided to use him at first base and Lowe at DH tonight. Toro wound up 0-for-5, but at least that was the only double play he grounded into.

Hopefully, with Nathaniel Lowe on the roster, this is pretty much the end of Toro being Boston’s first baseman. He’s hitting .194/.261/.263 in 180 plate appearances since June 13, and it’s past time for the Red Sox to move on from him entirely.

It appears to be a routine off day for Bregman with Abraham Toro getting a turn at the hot corner. The 31-year-old third baseman has been outstanding of late, batting .302 (32-for-106) with five homers and 17 RBI over his last 30 games.