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A Bridgeport man who played professional baseball is teaching children the sport and giving back to the community. Former player Manny Torres is working with children from all over southwestern Connecticut at his baseball facility in Trumbull. Torres played at the...
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield University Baseball Head Coach John Slosar announced that Manny Torres has been named a volunteer assistant coach.Torres will assist with the Fairfield pitching staff as well as the day-to-day operations of the program. He...
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TRUMBULL — Manny Torres’ last shot at making the big time had come and gone. A second torn labrum had ended that dream, and for a long time afterward, Torres was down. Down on baseball. But slowly, his mindset began to change. The game had been his life...
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Nothing lasts forever when playing sports. That’s the message Manny Torres tries to instill in all his players when they walk through the doors of Technique Tigers Baseball. “I tell them that your education is what stays with you forever,” said the former St. Joseph...
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“I’ve been playing baseball since I was six,” recalled Manny Torres. “My passion has always been playing the game.” While Torres always had enthusiasm, he also had talent. As a student at Bridgeport’s St. Joseph High School, his pitching won him the Connecticut...
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There aren’t many baseball players with a more appropriate last name than Matt Batten. Everywhere he’s gone, he’s hit. From helping lead Shelton National to the 2008 Little League World Series, through his years as a standout at St. Joseph’s High, to his four years at...