Remembering the baby bombs as Gleyber Torres leaves for the Tigers

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If the Baby Bomber era wasn’t already over, Gleyber Torres signing with the Tigers effectively closes this chapter in The Bronx.

Here’s a look at the mid-2010s Yankees prospects who hoped to make the next great Yankees teams:

Miguel Andujar

The 2018 AL Rookie of the Year runner-up is now a league-average outfielder for the A’s.

Miguel Andujar finished second in the 2018 Rookie of the Year voting. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

Greg Bird

Once a future first baseman, Bird last appeared in the majors in 2019 and has spent time in Indy Ball the past two years.

Greg Bird never regained the magic of his rookie year. Paul J. Bereswill

Clint Frazier

“Red Thunder” was excellent in 2019-20, either ineffective or injured as he battled through concussion issues afterward and spent all of last season out of affiliate baseball.

Clint Frazier had “legendary” bat speed, according to Brian Cashman. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

Aaron Judge

The Yankees captain has looked like a $360 million deal.

Gary Sanchez

The catcher hasn’t returned to his two-time All-Star ways, but he has re-established himself as a major-league catcher, signing a one-year deal with the Orioles.

Gary Sanchez’s rookie season was one to remember. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

Luis Severino

Injuries and a one-year walk derailed his Yankees tenure, but Severino bounced back last season with the Mets and earned a deal that could be worth $67 million with the A’s.

There will be no more Gleyber Days in The Bronx. AP

Gleyber Torres

A roller-coaster marriage with the Yankees that started at the 2016 trade deadline ended Friday when Torres became the Tigers’ starting second baseman.