Gleyber Torres was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He started playing baseball at the age of four and is now the superstar shortstop for the New York Yankees. Torres made his MLB debut on April 22, 2018 and is the third player in Yankees history with two All-Star games before turning 23, following legends Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio. With 62 home runs, he has more home runs than any middle infielder in MLB history through the first two seasons of play.
Outside of baseball, Torres is passionate about fashion, music, gaming, traveling with his wife Elizabeth, and giving back to the community. Torres, who is one of the young faces of Major League Baseball and a fan favorite, was the 2019 Thurman Munson Award winner for his outstanding volunteer efforts in the New York community. Torres is very excited to start supporting the Special Olympics movement, especially given his ability to support inclusion for those with intellectual disabilities in New York, Florida (his home in the off season) and Latin America, particularly Venezuela.
Alumni Ambassadors
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Apolo Anton Ohno
Olympic Medalist (Speedskating) -
Benedetto Saraceno
Health Expert & Advocate -
Brooklyn Decker Roddick
Actress & Model -
Cafu (Marcos Evangelista de Morais)
Legendary Professional Soccer Player -
Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco
Olympian & World Champion Swimmer -
Emma Broyles
Miss America 2022 -
Gleyber Torres
2x MLB All-Star, New York Yankees Shortstop -
Gracie Hunt
Inclusion activist, Unified Partner and Philanthropist -
Joe Haden
Former NFL Player & All Pro Defensive Back -
Lauren Potter
Actor & Advocate -
Maria Menounos
Actor & New York Times Best-Selling Author -
Michelle Kwan
Olympic Medalist, Figure Skating, United States Ambassador to Belize -
Montell Jordan
International Recording Artist/Pastor -
Nancy O'Dell
Media Personality -
Ricardo Montaner
Grammy Award Winning Singer & Songwriter -
Ricky Rubio
Former NBA Player, Cleveland Cavaliers -
Scott Hamilton
Olympic Champion, Figure Skating -
Vanessa Williams
Singer & Broadway Performer -
Willson Contreras
2x MLB All-Star, St. Louis Cardinals Catcher -
Yuna Kim
Olympic Champion, Figure Skating
