Gleyber Torres doesnt know what lies ahead for him in free agency, so hes choosing to focus on the present and perhaps a final postseason run in The Bronx. He acknowledged Friday he has thought about the po sibility of this being his last October as a Yankee with free agency looming following the playoffs. Sometimes I do think about it, Im not gonna lie, Torres said before hitting leadoff again versus the Pirates at the Stadium. The future is difficult to predict and I dont know whats gonna happen after the postseason. Im trying to enjoy everything with my teammates and we have another playoffs to be in. Torres up-and-down season has been on an upswing, at least at the plate, as he entered Friday with five extra-base hits in his previous 13 games as part of a second half in which the second baseman has put up a respectable .782 OPS in 61 games after July 13. Gleyber Torres has had a strong second half for the Yankees. JASON SZENES/NEW YORK POST Its really hard to explain how I started and struggling the first few months, Torres said. It was really horrible and frustrating. Every day, Id go to the [batting] cage, do the right thing and then go 0-for-4 with errors and strikeouts. Its a good thing everybody else was raking, but after the [All-Star] break I played better. Explore More There have still been too many , but Aaron Boone Torrey Craig Jersey has stuck with Torres at the top of the lineup and in the middle of the infield. These playoffs are gonna be really special, Torres said. Ive learned a lot this year and we got to celebrate [Thursday]. Its something Torres lamented the Yankees couldnt do a year ago, when he had a solid season at the plate, but the team failed to reach the playoffs for the first time in his career. This year means more because we didnt celebrate anything last year, Torres said. From 2018 to 22, we made the postseason every year and maybe we took it for granted. Then last year we got punched in the face. Gleyber Torres celebrates in the clubhouse after the Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles to become the AL East Division winners. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post So hes enjoying the ride this time around. We dont know if its the last celebration for me or for any of us, Torres said. So I want to play well. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! In the middle of some of that solid play, though, have been the mistakes that have hurt Torres at times during his career. Hes been criticized for a lackadaisical approach to pop-ups and makes an occasional baserunning blunder. Gleyber Torres was tagged out on a play that killed a Yankees rally earlier this week. JASON SZENES/NEW YORK POST It was that kind of play that cost the Yankees most recently Tuesday, when, trailing by a run, on a Juan Soto base hit to run the team out of a rally with Aaron Judge on deck against the Orioles. Even with the Yankees having clinched the AL East, they entered Friday still looking to secure the best record in the American League, which would secure home-field advantage through at least the ALCS, so that game could still haunt them. I still have work to do, Torres said. Boone has stayed with me and that means a lot. I just want to do well. Ersan Ilyasova Jersey