I’m sitting out here in the California sunshine thinking about what Yogi Berra told me a few years ago. Yogi knew. Yogi knows everything baseball.

Yogi told me that eventually Alex Rodriguez would get it right in October.

“He’s too good,’’ Yogi said. “I struggled my first five years in the World Series.’’

Over that span, Yogi batted .178. In 1947 Berra hit .158, two years later when the Yankees returned to the postseason his average sunk to .063, then .200, .261, and in 1952 he batted .214.

Then he got it right in his sixth World Series. Did he ever. Yogi batted .429 his sixth World Series in 1953 in a win against Brooklyn and was on his way. Alex Rodriguez is on his way, like no player in the game now. Torii Hunter, as always, said it best, noting of A-Rod’s hitting in this ALCS.

“He’s a bad guy,’’ the Angels center fielder said as a compliment.

Is he ever. This is A-Rod’s fifth postseason as a Yankee and he has figured it all out. He hit .455 against the Twins, but he always hits the Twins, and .375 against the Angels as the Yankees lead the series, 3-1. He’s got five home runs this postseason. He hit his fifth on Mickey Mantle’s birthday Tuesday night in the 10-1 wipeout of the Angels. My pregame prediction was 10-2, so I gave the Angels way too much credit.

No one can get A-Rod out now. He’s the biggest kid on the field. He has shortened his swing and that has made all the difference. He is comfortable. He’s A-Rod being A-Rod.

Yogi knew it would happen.

After all, it ain’t over till it’s over.