The revival of Gleyber Torres solidifies his importance to the Yankees

No matter what else is going on with the Yankees these days, Gleyber Torres remains at the helm of the team.

Things continued on Tuesday when Torres scored three more goals in a 6-3 win over Cleveland in Game 2 of the ALCS in the Bronx.

It started with a double to open the end of the first, and Torres scored on an error by shortstop Brayan Rocchio on an innocuous-looking pop fly by Aaron Judge.

Torres singled again in the fourth and seventh innings as he reached base multiple times for the fifth time in six games this postseason.

It's part of his second-half resurgence that has bolstered the Yankees' season as well as his own future as he heads into free agency for the first time.

“He was just a real catalyst for us,” Aaron Boone said. “One good shot after another, really consistent day after day for a few months. That's him. That's the type of player he is. That’s the type of hitter he is, but he was huge for us.”

That was the case in the playoffs, and the Yankees needed it as center fielders like Judge and Austin Wells struggled.

In 61 games after the break, Torres was again the hitter the Yankees relied on, with a .293 batting average and a .780 OPS.

Torres has reached base 13 times in 30 plate appearances through his first five games.

Along the way, Boone pushed Torres back to the top, where he has become a consistent force ahead of Juan Soto and Judge. Both made long, high-quality attacks, but were also aggressive and pounced on the throws that allowed them to do damage.

His goal now is simple.

“I know I have really good players behind me,” Torres said. “And taking on the responsibility of being the leader is huge for me, so I'm just trying to do the right thing and worry about free agency after the season and hopefully after the World Series.”

What remains unsaid is that Torres could play in the World Series for the first time.

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Before the game, Torres admitted that the pressure of the season was getting to him at certain points.

“Of course, sometimes I thought, 'If I don't feel good, maybe I won't sign here and go somewhere else,'” Torres said. “But I don’t feel any pressure at the moment. I just feel pressure to do the right thing because I've been playing well and decently for the last two years and this year is one of the most important years for my career.”

Those struggles — and a midseason bench move from Boone — appear to be a distant memory, as Torres has scored plenty of game-winning hits and has so far avoided the pointless mistakes that occasionally plagued him during his time with the Yankees.