Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s tour of the American League East has reached Beantown.
The previous Yankees infielder has agreed to a one-year cope with the Crimson Sox, The Publish’s Jon Heyman confirmed on Wednesday night time.
Kiner-Falefa’s deal, which was first reported by MassLive’s Chris Cotillo, is price $6 million.
The soon-to-be 31-year-old break up final season between the Pirates and Blue Jays, serving as a flexible bench piece down the stretch for the AL champions.
Kiner-Falefa was concerned in probably the most talked-about performs of the World Sequence after pinch-running for Bo Bichette within the backside of the ninth inning of Sport 7.
With a conservative secondary lead at third base, he was thrown out at residence by Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas — who made a diving cease — on a floor ball hit by Daulton Varsho, coming inches away from scoring the successful run of the World Sequence. Toronto fell in further innings.
“They informed us to remain near the bottom,” Kiner-Falefa informed reporters after the moment traditional. “They didn’t need us to get doubled off in that state of affairs with a tough line drive. They wished a smaller lead and a smaller secondary, in order that’s what I did.”
Between Pittsburgh and Toronto, the 2020 AL Gold Glove winner at third base slashed .262/.297/.334 with two residence runs and 40 RBIs in 138 video games.
Kiner-Falefa, who has expertise at each place exterior of first base, offers Boston added flexibility after shedding All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman in free company to the Cubs.
He beforehand spent two uneven seasons with the Yankees from 2022-23 after being acquired alongside Josh Donaldson in a blockbuster commerce with the Twins.
Throughout his time in pinstripes, “IKF” — who started his tenure on the staff’s beginning shortstop — hit .253/.311/.333 with 10 residence runs and 85 RBIs in 255 video games.
Kinfer-Falefa departed The Bronx for a two-year, $15 million contract with Toronto forward of the 2024 season, solely to be traded to Pittsburgh at that 12 months’s commerce deadline.
After the Yankees toyed with the concept of a reunion finally 12 months’s commerce deadline, the Blue Jays have been those to re-acquire Kiner-Falefa as a late-August waiver declare.
