Tag: Isiah Kiner-Falefa

The Yankees tried to bunt while down 4 runs to the Red Sox and gave up a double play, and MLB fans roasted them

The Yankees are down bad.

The New York Yankees are not having a great time right now.

During a Saturday game against the archrival Boston Red Sox, Yankees infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa attempted to hit a bunt and rush to first base as outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was trying to make it to second base.

There was only one problem. The Red Sox catcher made a swift move on the bunt, caught it for the first out and threw Stanton out on first before he had a chance to make it back to base. Also, the Yankees were down four runs to the Red Sox before this failed bunt attempt. It was a disaster.

Letting up an outrageously embarrassing double play to Boston of all teams has to sting New York fans, but it is an accurate summation of how the Yankees’ season has gone so far. Just watch this and try to understand what happened.

The Yankees have a losing record for the first time in forever, and it’s a testament to the fact that things are just not working right now for one of the most storied baseball teams in the league.

Although, this is also the Yankees we’re talking about. MLB fans had a field day with making fun of this bizarre flop of a bunt attempt.

The Yankees’ Isiah Kiner-Falefa stole home plate so easily thanks to the Mets’ ineptness

Look at that HUGE lead he had! What were the Mets doing?!

Stealing home plate is usually one of the harder feats to pull off in baseball. It’s one thing to get take second base and put yourself in a quality scoring position. It’s another endeavor entirely to literally steal a run right in front of the opposing pitcher’s and catcher’s eyes.

And yet, when the New York Yankees Isiah Kiner-Falefa pulled off a home-plate steal on Wednesday night, he made it look way too easy.

Given the massive lead he had on the third-base line, I’m still trying to decide whether Kiner-Falefa deserves credit for being proactive or the Mets should be pilloried for falling asleep at the wheel.

Is it… both? Let’s say it’s both, and give credit to Kiner-Falefa for becoming the first Yankee to steal home plate since Didi Gregorius in 2016.

I mean, seriously — what is Brooks Raley doing? Did Francisco Alvarez really not notice Kiner-Falefa more halfway up the third-base line before a bad pitch? What a classic Mets play.

Well, at least the Mets ended up winning 4-3 over their crosstown rivals. I suppose that means a lot more than surrendering an embarrassing run off a home-plate steal.