The Yankees remain hopeful Gleyber Torres’ strained hip keeps him out around two weeks and he’s able to be back in the lineup after the All-Star break.

When Torres was pulled from Tuesday’s game with the initial tightness in his right hip flexor, manager Aaron Boone called it a “recurrence.”

Asked Thursday if there was any history of the injury, general manager Brian Cashman pointed to some complaints Torres made last winter as he prepared to resume baseball activities following his season-ending left elbow injury that resulted in Tommy John surgery.

But Cashman is confident there’s no cause for concern that the issue will linger once Torres returns.
Tests showed no damage over the winter, so this is the first injury to the area.

“Guys feel that kind of stuff when they come back after being out a while,’’ Cashman said. “We tested him at the time and he tested out. This time, the tests came back positive. We’ll give him some time off and he’ll be fine.”

Until then, the Yankees will turn to Neil Walker, who has been a colossal disappointment since signing a $4 million deal this spring with the expectation that he could be the everyday second baseman until Torres proved he was ready.

Instead, the 32-year-old has been wildly unproductive at the plate since joining the Yankees.

A slump that was first blamed on a late arrival at camp has lasted into July, as Walker has admittedly had a difficult time in a new role, splitting time at first, second and third — and spending most of his time on the bench.

Boone said Walker would get the “bulk” of the work in Torres’ absence and Cashman is counting on that increased playing time allowing Walker to finally find his swing.

“Gleyber came up and seized the position and with him and [Miguel] Andujar playing every day, Walker has a chance to get going now,’’ Cashman said. “We think he’s the player we’ve always seen. Mentally he’s had a hard time with the role and hasn’t produced, but we don’t think this is who he is. We don’t think his career is over by any stretch.”

Still, Walker’s numbers are strikingly worse than at any point in his career. His .527 OPS would be worse than all but two regular players if he qualified and his .361 OPS as a right-handed hitter makes the switch hitter almost unplayable against lefties.

Until this year, Walker had been an above-average player in each of his eight full major league seasons, but he had to wait until the Yankees watched Torres struggle during Grapefruit League season to finally get an offer.

For the next 11 games, Walker figures to get a chance to prove that Cashman is right to believe he can still be a valuable player.

The Yankees could also turn to Brandon Drury or Tyler Wade, who will officially be recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday, in part because Ronald Torreyes is out with a family issue.

Wade started the year with the Yankees and had a brutal stretch in April in which he went 3-for-35, while dealing with sporadic playing time and health issues.

“He had a great spring, really struggled in the majors in the short term and then struggled with being demoted, so it turned into an extended period of time,’’ Cashman said of Wade’s rough start to the year before rebounding last month at Triple-A. “His play in June was more of what we’re used to seeing. He’s back on track and playing all over the place [in the field]. We still think he’s an everyday-type player.”

Whomever the Yankees go with almost certainly won’t be able to duplicate the production of Torres, who shook off his rough spring to become a key cog in a dynamic Yankees offense since making his debut on April 22.

Cashman, though, is optimistic he will return quickly.

“We believe it’s a short-term thing with Gleyber and he’ll be back with us soon,’’ Cashman said.