With a week left before Opening Day, the infielder’s role with the Yankees is as cloudy as ever.
TAMPA — With a week left before Opening Day, Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s role with the Yankees is as cloudy as ever.
But on Wednesday, he was trying on his newly arrived tools of ignorance at his locker at Steinbrenner Field, where he planned to do his first work behind the plate as a Yankee.Kiner-Falefa knows, so he’s attempting to make himself as versatile as possible in an effort to secure a bench role in The Bronx.
The Yankees currently have a shortage of catchers, with Jose Trevino battling a wrist injury, Kyle Higashioka yet to return from the WBC and prospects Ben Rortvedt and Austin Wells also hurt.Isiah Kiner-Falefa doubles during a Yankees spring training game on Feb. 25, 2023.So far, his experience in left field has been “a little weird. The angles are tougher to deal with. In center, it’s more about being an athlete.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa makes a throw from shortstop during a Yankees spring training game on March 5, 2023.He became an All-Star at Double-A and after getting called up to Texas for the first time in 2018 as an infielder due to injuries to Adrian Beltre, Elvis Andrus and Rougned Odor, he switched back to catcher when they returned.
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