It didn’t take long for Gleyber Torres to be asked about the New York Yankees with his new team. Now a Detroit Tigers second baseman, Torres has endured the highs and lows and criticism of a big market and now he is reveling in what he called a “beautiful opportunity.

Gleyber Torres took some convincing to believe the Yankees’ facial hair policy reversal. The former Bronx Bombers second baseman reportedly wasn’t sure if he was being pranked when he found out about the rule change from a group of reporters on Friday.

Gleyber Torres figured someone had to be joking. “No way,” he said Friday morning in the Detroit Tigers clubhouse. “Is that true?” The news was right there on the New York Yankees’ official social media account.

Gleyber Torres didn’t believe the Yankees ended their policy against facial hair. ‘No way.’ ‘Really?’ ‘That’s true?’ He was assured it was true. ‘Oh well. I’m surprised.’ Torres needed assurance that he was not dreaming and the Yankees had, in fact, finally adapted to the times.

Torres, 28, signed a one-year deal with the Tigers worth $15 million and he’s coming in highly motivated on two fronts.