​We've all seen it before. When a runner attempts to steal a base, the batter will swing at the pitch, no matter how outside of the strike zone it is. It's a way of slowing down the catcher's throw to second. Anything to advance the runner into scoring position, right?





Well, Yankees infielder Ronald Torreyes took that to a whole new level.





Torreyes barely gets playing time in New York, so surely he'd be a little rusty. But...not this rusty. This is the worst swing in league history.

Ronald Torreyes valiantly tried to protect the runner on this swing: https://t.co/FqRJhH9HyZ https://t.co/dJUDoH98Q8 — Cut4 (@Cut4) July 1, 2016

​​Nice try, Torreyes, but I don't think your efforts deserve any merit.





Not only did he swing WAY late at the pitch, but he waited long enough to see it go into the catcher's glove five feet away from him. What was he thinking? His pathetic swing comes with a completely unnecessary strike as well.





Maybe next time Torreyes will think twice about swinging at a garbage pitch just because it's customary. This less-than-valiant effort to protect his teammate only hurt him in the end.





At least the Yankees ended up winning.