Chris Woodward jabs at Gleyber Torres' walk-off HR, calls Yankee Stadium 'a little league ballpark'

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The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers with a walk-off home run by Gleyber Torres.

Chris Woodward took aim at the short porch at Yankee Stadium after the game.

99% of ballparks have a small ballpark. Woodward said that Torres hit it in a little league ballpark to right field in the opener of the twin bill.

After the completion of the second game, Woodward was asked about his comments.

The dimensions of the ballpark are the same as the teams play in, according to the New York Post.

According to MLB Statcast, the opposite-field home run that Torres hit would have been a home run in 25 of the other 29 stadiums in Major League Baseball. The cold game at Yankee Stadium ended with a home run. The Rangers won the second game 4-2.

The Rangers hit two homers to right field that were shorter than the one by Torres. Eli White's opposite-field solo homer in Game 2 only went 362 feet, while the game-tying solo shot in Game 1 traveled 355 feet.

The Yankees manager pointed out that Woodward's math was slightly off.

"Ninety-nine percent is impossible", he said with a smile. There are only 30 parks.

The New York Post reported that Woodward walked back his comments after the second game of the day, calling Yankee Stadium a "cathedral" and saying his earlier dig about the ballpark's dimensions was a joke.

He has seven walk-off hits in the last year, and this was his second game-ending home run.

The bigger the situation, it seems like he puts the concentration level a bit higher.