On April 3, 1975, the Padres acquired Torres when he was purchased by the San Diego Padres from the Chicago White Sox. In 1975, he appeared in 112 games with San Diego, hitting .259 with 5 HR and 26 RBI. He struggled offensively in 1976, as in 74 games, his batting average dropped to .195 with 4 HR and 15 RBI with San Diego. On December 8, the Padres sent Torres, Johnny Grubb and Fred Kendall to the Cleveland Indians for George Hendrick. The Toronto Blue Jays acquired Torres from the Cleveland Indians on March 29, 1977. He was named the Blue Jays' opening day shortstop in their first ever game. On April 7, Torres became the first player to appear with both Canada-based Major League teams, as he had a hit in two at-bats in the Blue Jays 9-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox. On June 27, 1977, he hit the first grand slam home run in Toronto Blue Jay history off Ron Guidry of the New York Yankees at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto in a 7-6 Blue Jay victory. In 94 games with Toronto, he hit .241 with 5 HR and 26 RBI. On March 27, 1978, the Blue Jays released Torres. He spent the 1978 season with the Syracuse Chiefs and Columbus Clippers of the International League. In 622 career games, Torres collected 375 hits, as he had a .216 career batting average with 18 HR and 115 RBI. Torres managed the Class-A Florence Blue Jays of the South Atlantic League in both 1985 and 1986, leading the Blue Jays to the league title in the 1985 season. Overall, in two seasons, he led Florence to a 138-131 record. Torres managed the Syracuse Chiefs of the International League in 1995, the Toronto Blue Jays AAA affiliate. The Chiefs finished the year with a 59-82 record. Torres managed the Brewers of the Arizona League in 2003, but the team struggled to a record of 18-37. Torres managed the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League in 2005, leading the club to a 56-50 record. However, the club failed to reach the playoffs.  , or Retrosheet