Luis Torrens opens up on how turbulent path that included Yankees stop led to golden Mets chance

Post columnist Steve Serby catches up with Mets catcher Luis Torrens for some Q&A.Q: After you were hit in the groin by a foul tip on May 11, what did your wife tell you?A: (Laugh) First thing she told me was, “We already have two kids.” We’re safe in that part.That one was not the first one, so we’re used to when that happens.Q: You said you were going to change your protective cup.A: It’s just a cup that the MMA guys use.

It’s way better.This one has more of a mold and it kind of like forms for me personally to hold everything in.Q: Why is playing catcher fun?A: You always have the opportunity to make an impact on the game every pitch.Q: Favorite catchers?A: Buster Posey and Yadier Molina.Q: Sum up your mentality on the field.A: A warrior.

I like to compete.It’s a fight on the field, you know, when you compete against other teams.

That’s how I think.It’s you against me.Q: What is the biggest adversity you had to overcome?A: I would say my shoulder surgery in 2015.

I lost almost two years.Q: What was the lowest point for you?A: This is a sport I play since I was really young … (An) 18-year-old kid, and I missed two years, it was hard for sure.You don’t know how you’re going to come back.Q: Did you think your career might be over?A: It’s a possibility that might happen where my career would be over.Q: From your Instagram: “In life, you are either the passenger or the pilot.

It’s your choice.”A: For me, that means you can be a leader or you’re a follower.Me personally, I’d rather be the pilot.

I’d rather be the one that takes control of where I go in my life and in my career as opposed to just getting on as a passenger and saying, “You know what? Take me wherever you want.” I want that control in my life.Q: “If you think money is stopping you from doing something, it’s because you don’t really want to do it.”A: Money gives you a lot of opportunities to do a lot of different things, but at the end of the day ...