José De La Torre

Who is José De La Torre?

José De La Torre is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

De La Torre attended Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. He then attended Texarkana College in Texarkana, Texas.

De La Torre signed with the New York Mets organization in 2006. He signed with the Cleveland Indians as a minor league free agent before the 2012 season. The Indians traded De La Torre to the Boston Red Sox for Brent Lillibridge during the 2012 season.

The Red Sox invited De La Torre to spring training as a non-roster invitee in 2013. De La Torre was named to the Puerto Rico national baseball team for the 2013 World Baseball Classic. De La Torre's contract was purchased from Triple-A Pawtucket on May 9, 2013, to help with a battered bullpen after Joel Hanrahan was placed on the 60-day disabled list. It was De La Torre's first call-up to the majors. He made two appearances before being optioned back to Pawtucket on May 20 when Andrew Bailey returned to the Red Sox from the disabled list. He was recalled on June 11 when Clayton Mortensen went on the disabled list, and sent back down on June 12.