Shocking MISTAKE made by MLB World Yankees

While a lot has gone wrong during their current slide for the New York Yankees,

the defense turned into a big issue in Tuesday's game against the New York Mets.

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Because there was no physical mistake. Rather,

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it was a huge mental mistake by second baseman Gleber Torres.

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The Mets fell 2-1 in the sixth inning. But with Pete Alonso at first base,

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Jeff McNeil hit a ball into the right-center field gap.

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It seemed certain that Alonso would score the tying run.

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Due to a major mistake by Torres, things went very well for the Mets.

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McNeil initially finished third, with Torres moving to second to try to take out McNeil.

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It also opened the door for Alonso to score an uncontested tying run.

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