<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-isiah-kiner-falefa-true-feelings-benching-after-everson-pereira-oswald-peraza-call-ups');   ga('set', 'title', 'Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s true feelings on recent benching after Yankees’ Everson Pereira, Oswald Peraza call-ups');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Yankees-Isiah-Kiner-Falefa-Aaron-Boone.jpg"></figure><h1>Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s true feelings on recent benching after Yankees’ Everson Pereira, Oswald Peraza call-ups</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-26T08:30:13-07:00">August 26th, 8:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-26T08:31:05-07:00">August 26th, 8:31am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the New York Yankees out of playoff contention, they’ve called up Everson Pereira and Oswald Peraza to get some innings at the big-league level. Unfortunately, Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been affected by that. The 28-year-old hasn’t played much lately as a result.</p><p>However, IKF is totally <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-isiah-kiner-falefa-free-agency-everson-pereira-oswald-peraza-20230826-xyur4uc36jajdnoglvzguuaeba-story.html" rel="noopener">understanding of the decision</a> and knows it’s just part of the current situation the Bronx Bombers are in. Via NY Daily News:</p><p>“It’s just part of it,” Kiner-Falefa told the Daily News. “When you’re not winning, you got to give the other guys opportunities, and it just so happens to be me. So it is what it is.”</p><p>Kiner-Falefa finally got on the field Friday night though in a 6-2 win over the Rays. He went 1 for 5 in center field. IKF is having a respectable campaign, slashing .252 with six homers and 35 RBI. He’s proven to be a decent piece for Aaron Boone off the bench. In fact, he’s slashing .282 since mid-May.</p><p>“I want to be in there,” Isiah Kiner-Falefa said. “I want to help the guys out, but at the same time, the organization’s got to do what it’s got to do for the future. I’ve been on the receiving end with Texas. In 2018, I was one of the guys that benefited from it. So it’s all part of it. It’s all good. I definitely want to be in there, though, so it’s definitely tough, but it’s just the reality of where we’re at. So you kind of can’t do anything about it.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-isiah-kiner-falefa-passion-clutch-walk-off-padres" rel="noopener">Kiner-Falefa becomes</a> a free agent this winter and would be a nice addition to virtually every ball club given his ability to play basically any position on the field. The utility man admitted he’d like to stay with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/embarrassed-by-it-brian-cashman-gets-100-real-on-yankees-atrocious-season" rel="noopener">the Yankees</a>, but he also wants to play more.</p><p>“I definitely want to come back, but I also want to play more than I have this year. So we’ll see.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s true feelings on recent benching after Yankees’ Everson Pereira, Oswald Peraza call-ups

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This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees are hanging onto the AL playoff race by the skin of their teeth. But worry not, Yankees fans, for their best player, Aaron Judge, will soon be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-gets-loose-date-return-toe-injury" rel="noopener">making his return</a> to the diamond, especially if Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s words are anything to go by.</p><p>According to Gary Phillips of NY Daily News Sports, Kiner-Falefa <a href="https://twitter.com/GaryHPhillips/status/1684399403912630272" rel="noopener">believes</a> that the Yankees will soon be penciling in the hulking, 6’7 slugger’s name into the starting lineup.</p><p>“I think we’re getting the big guy back,” Kiner-Falefa said.</p><p>It <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-yankees-aaron-judge-injury-timeline-truth" rel="noopener">hasn’t been</a> the smoothest-sailing season for Aaron Judge on the injury front. He has not played for the Yankees since June 3 after injuring his toe during 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.</p><p>The Yankees’ offense became evidently worse without Judge in the lineup. For reference, the Yankees <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/yankees-runs-per-game-2023-season-until-june-3-2023" rel="noopener">scored 4.72 runs per game</a> until the fateful day of Judge’s injury. Since then, they’ve scored <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/yankees-runs-per-game-june-4-2023-to-july-26-2023" rel="noopener">just 3.88</a> per contest. This lackluster output from the plate hasn’t helped matters at all, as they have gone just 19-23 without Judge, falling off the pace in the competitive AL East.</p><p>Thus, Aaron Judge’s impending return could not have come at a better time, especially when the Yankees still have time to cement themselves as a wild card team, and perhaps even make the race for the AL East division crown a more interesting one.</p><p>Per reports, the 31-year old outfielder, barring any setbacks in his recovery, will be making his return to the lineup on Friday, just in time for a crucial three-game set against the division-leading Baltimore Orioles.</p><p>In 49 games this season, Judge has tallied 19 home runs and 40 runs batted in on an impressive slash line of .291/.404/.674, giving the Yankees’ heart of the order more thump.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees, Aaron Judge fans will 100% get hyped after gripping update from Isiah Kiner-Falefa

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-isiah-kiner-falefa-stolen-base-mets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s shocked reaction to stealing home in Yankees loss to Mets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Yankees-Isiah-Kiner-Falefa-Mets-Isiah-Kiner-Falefa-stolen-base-Isiah-Kiner-Falefa-Yankees.jpg"></figure><h1>Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s shocked reaction to stealing home in Yankees loss to Mets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-15T06:17:38-07:00">June 15th, 6:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-15T06:17:38-07:00">June 15th, 6:17am</time><address><a>Tim Capurso</a>Tim Capurso is the Lead NFL and College Football Editor at ClutchPoints while also covering a wide range of sports. Originally from a small town in New York, Tim graduated from Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts in 2018 with a BA in Writing and Mass Communications. He joined ClutchPoints in 2021. The lifelong New York Giants fan now resides in enemy territory, aka the heart of Eagles country, just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Yankees infielder/outfielder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-pandemonium-over-wild-isiah-kiner-falefa-steal-of-home-vs-mets">Isiah Kiner-Falefa pulled off</a> a feat not seen by any player on the franchise since 2016, as he stole home during the seventh inning of his team’s 4-3 loss to the New York Mets. After the game, Kiner-Falefa literally <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/isiah-kiner-falefa-steals-home-in-yankees-game-vs-mets">couldn’t believe</a> that he had pulled off the feat. Here’s what the Yankees utility player had to say, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.</p><p>“I just couldn’t believe I did that in the big leagues, especially in this game. I wish the result would have been different. That was kind of a cool moment for myself, but at the end of the day, it’s a tough loss. We have to go to Boston and pick it up, and start playing better baseball.”</p><p>Kiner-Falefa was stunned that he was able to pull of this stolen base feat, acknowledging that it was a “cool moment” for him.</p><p>But being the team-first player he is, the Yankees shortstop-turned-outfielder wished that his team could have pulled off a win <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/extraction-2-star-chris-hemsworth-shows-love-for-mets-in-thrilling-win-vs-yankees">over the Mets</a>.</p><p>It wasn’t due to any fault of Kiner-Falefa, though, as his steal of home gave the Yankees a 3-1 lead, one that seemed safe given the way the team’s bullpen has been pitching this season.</p><p>When asked about the play, Kiner-Falefa said that he got halfway down the third-base line, when, after noticing that neither of Mets pitcher Brooks Raley or third baseman Eduardo Escobar had acknowledged him, he made his move and timed it “perfectly.”</p><p>While it came in a losing effort, Yankees fans still got to see something that baseball fans don’t see every day.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s shocked reaction to stealing home in Yankees loss to Mets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-pandemonium-over-wild-isiah-kiner-falefa-steal-of-home-vs-mets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees pandemonium over wild Isiah Kiner-Falefa steal of home vs. Mets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Yankees-Isiah-Kiner-Falefa.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees pandemonium over wild Isiah Kiner-Falefa steal of home vs. Mets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-14T20:20:31-07:00">June 14th, 8:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-14T20:41:41-07:00">June 14th, 8:41pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Isiah Kiner-Falefa shocked the New York Mets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-vs-mets-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-14-2023" rel="noopener">Wednesday</a> when he scored a run for the New York Yankees in the seventh inning by stealing home.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ISIAH KINER-FALEFA JUST STOLE HOME 🤯<a href="https://t.co/sbfdgsah3X">pic.twitter.com/sbfdgsah3X</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints MLB (@ClutchpointsMLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchpointsMLB/status/1669164286415912961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It all started when Kiner-Falefa reached first base off a fielder’s choice. He would then steal second base and reach third base after a throwing error by Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez. He would complete his trip around the bases with a spectacular dash to home plate extend the Yankees’ lead to two runs, 3-1.</p><p>Kiner-Falefa’s exploits in the seventh inning, particularly his steal of home plate, has Yankees nation going nuts on social media.</p><p><i>“The IKF redemption arc is unlike anything I’ve ever seen from Yankees fans and it has like 80% to do with the fact that the team just let him play to his strengths instead of forcing him into a position he never belonged</i> in,” <a href="https://twitter.com/MaxMannis/status/1669161276793147395" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> .@MaxMannis</p><p><i>“IKF JUST APPEARING OUT OF NO WHERE IS FUCKIN SENDING ME,”</i> blurted @jonmoxIeys, who could not believe what he just saw.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">IKF just did that and Citi Field is starting to sound a lot like Yankee Stadium 🤯 <a href="https://t.co/VvRQfdDntX">pic.twitter.com/VvRQfdDntX</a></p><p>— ZT🗽 (@NY_EvilEmpire) <a href="https://twitter.com/NY_EvilEmpire/status/1669160501375279107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">IKF STEALS SECOND THEN STEALS HOME REACTION LMFAOOO GO YANKEES <a href="https://t.co/VtzpZJrBbB">pic.twitter.com/VtzpZJrBbB</a></p><p>— JoezMcfly🇩🇴 (@JoezMcfLy) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoezMcfLy/status/1669167170192801799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">IKF JUST FUCKING STOLE HOME ARE YOU KIDDING ME LMAOOOOO <a href="https://t.co/z6sXT0Tfca">pic.twitter.com/z6sXT0Tfca</a></p><p>— gabe (@PlayoffTanaka_) <a href="https://twitter.com/PlayoffTanaka_/status/1669160398308646913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Sarah Langs of MLB.com also <a href="https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1669161682361360384" rel="noopener">reminded</a> everyone that it was the first successful steal of home by a Yankees player since Didi Gregorius back in 2016.</p><p><i>“Isiah Kiner-Falefa is the 1st Yankee since Didi Gregorius on 8/27/16 to steal home.”</i></p><p>Apparently, Kiner-Falefa has some wheels under him. He doesn’t have an elite speed (62nd percentile in spring speed) and only six stolen bases on the season heading to Wednesday’s game against the Mets, but in that particular inning, he was Jackie Robinson.</p><p>Kiner-Falefa has been a target before of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/you-cant-gaslight-us-yankees-fans-blasts-aaron-boone-for-insane-isiah-kiner-falefa-take" rel="noopener">ire of Yankees fans</a>, but that is certainly not the case, least this Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees pandemonium over wild Isiah Kiner-Falefa steal of home vs. Mets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-isiah-kiner-falefa-passion-clutch-walk-off-padres');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s passion on full-display amid clutch walk-off vs. Padres');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Yankees-news-Isiah-Kiner-Falefa_s-passion-on-full-display-amid-clutch-walk-off-vsslide1.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s passion on full-display amid clutch walk-off vs. Padres</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-27T16:29:08-07:00">May 27th, 4:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-27T16:40:01-07:00">May 27th, 4:40pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres Saturday by a final score of 3-2 following a 10th inning walk-off hit by utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Kiner-Falefa had just one hit in the game, but he certainly made it count. The Yankees’ shortstop-turned-utility-man has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-isiah-kiner-falefa-prepared-for-shortstop-position-change" rel="noopener">endured his frustrations</a> during his tenure in New York. However, his passion for the game remains unchanged.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Isiah Kiner-Falefa walks it off for the Yankees with a single in the 10th inning 🔥<a href="https://t.co/tSwAnYtk8t">pic.twitter.com/tSwAnYtk8t</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints MLB (@ClutchpointsMLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchpointsMLB/status/1662546785913413632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Isiah Kiner-Falefa remains positive</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Yankees-news-Isiah-Kiner-Falefa_s-passion-on-full-display-amid-clutch-walk-off-vs-slide2.jpg"></figure><p>Kiner-Falefa’s postgame comments describe his passion for the game of baseball. He was asked about consistently changing positions, and his answer will certainly please Yankees fans.</p><p>“I love this game. I love being a baseball player,” Kiner-Falefa said, per Yankees Videos on Twitter. “Doesn’t need to be one position… I feel like the more positions you play, the more of a baseball player you are.”</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1662558106868391940" rel="noopener">He also commented</a> on the feeling following his clutch walk-off RBI hit, his first walk-off hit as a Yankee, per Yankees Videos as well.</p><p>“It feels good,” Kiner-Falefa said. “It was loud, I felt like a little kid running around, it was a dream come true.”</p><p>Kiner-Falefa’s struggles at times has led to backlash from fans. His teammates, though, seems to appreciate everything Kiner-Falefa offers.</p><h2><b>Yankees appreciate Kiner-Falefa</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Yankees-news-Isiah-Kiner-Falefa_s-passion-on-full-display-amid-clutch-walk-off-vs-slide3.jpg"></figure><p>Aaron Boone and players on the team have previously spoken highly of Isiah Kiner-Falefa. He’s known as someone who doesn’t complain and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-isiah-kiner-falefa-pitching-twins" rel="noopener">always gives his best effort</a>.</p><p>On Saturday, DJ LeMahieu <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1662557123262181377" rel="noopener">shared his thoughts</a> on New York’s utility man, per Yankees Videos.</p><p>“What a gamer,” LeMahieu said of Kiner-Falefa following the Yankees’ victory. “Played multiple positions now, hasn’t complained once, wants to be out there. Great hit today. It was one of those at-bats you just knew he was going to get a hit. What a great teammate and a great guy to have on your team.”</p><p>Isiah Kiner-Falefa isn’t the best player by any means. But while others have crumbled under the pressure of playing in New York, he’s stood his ground and carved out a respectable role for himself. He will be an important piece to the puzzle moving forward as the Yankees try to climb the American League East standings in 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.292	7	33	0.758	3

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.292	7	33	0.758	3

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