Later Life
Today, Torres is founder and president of "Winning Beyond Winning," a group that helps prepare young athletes for a life beyond sports. "We help teach the kids how to excel in sports, but just as importantly, we tell them to make sure they get a well-rounded education." An excellent stickball player as a kid growing up in the Bronx, Torres was inducted into the "Stickball Hall Of Fame" in 2002. Torres was awarded with the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame Pioneer Award in New York on June 8, 2007. He is currently a baseball coach, conducting youth clinics for the Town of Oyster Bay on Long Island, New York. He and a partner founded Winning for Winning in 1998 which promotes youth athletics and educates about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/rusty-torres-former-yankees-outfielder-charged-sexually-abusing-180510501.html
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