Gleyber Torres might be the best rookie in baseball and yet for the 34th time in his 42 games, the second baseman hit last in the Yankees lineup.

The unusual spot in the order doesn’t bother the 21-year-old.

“I never did it before this year, but I like it,” Torres said before the Yankees were scheduled to close out their series against the Mets on Sunday night at Citi Field. “I try to enjoy every opportunity I get.”

Aaron Boone has consistently said the main reason he likes Torres in that spot is the length it gives to the lineup — even at National League parks. Luis Severino was slated to hit eighth Sunday, leaving Torres to turn over the lineup with Brett Gardner and Giancarlo Stanton at the top.

“I know why I’m there, so [Boone] doesn’t have to tell me anything,’’ Torres said. “I just look to see I’m playing and then go out there. That’s all I need.”

Clearly, he’s taken to hitting ninth. In 32 starts there heading into Sunday, Torres had an OPS of 1.026. In four games in the eight-hole, Torres had a .641 OPS.

For now, the situation seems to fit both Torres and the Yankees.

But since making his debut with the Yankees a little less than two months ago, Torres has emerged as possibly their best hitter. Certainly, he and fellow rookie Miguel Andujar have had the most success for much of the season.

If Torres continues at his current pace, he’ll no doubt be in the running — if not the favorite — for AL Rookie of the Year.

And much like not paying much attention to where he’s batting, Torres said he’s not concerned with that recognition.

“It’s an excellent award, but it’s not where my focus,” Torres said. “I’m thinking about other things. The most important thing for me right now is to do my job, try to learn every day and help the team. The rookie of the year, I don’t think about it too much.”

His approach is working, as the Yankees haven’t stopped winning since Torres’ arrival from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on April 22.

In the 40 games Torres appeared in before Sunday, the Yankees went 31-9. They were just 10-9 when he first showed up in The Bronx.

In that game, Torres actually hit eighth — in front of Austin Romine — and went hitless in four at-bats.

Sunday marked his ninth consecutive game hitting ninth, but the Yankees are confident he’ll hit wherever he’s placed.

His numbers are nearly as good against righties (.907 OPS) as they are versus lefties (1.011). And while Torres’ production has slipped this month, his 1.091 OPS with runners in scoring position remains the highest of any everyday player in the Yankees’ lineup.

And he entered Sunday 3-for-6 with a homer in the Subway Series.

“Wherever we play, I feel comfortable,” said Torres, who entered Sunday with 11 homers in 158 plate appearances with the Yankees after never hitting more than 11 in any minor league season.

He’s tied for the 10th-most home runs in AL history in a player’s first 41 games — and all of them have been hit while Torres was hitting ninth, which is already as many home runs any Yankee has ever had from there — matching Alfonso Soriano’s mark, set in 2001.