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Karl Rasmussen

Yankees’ Isiah Kiner-Falefa Brilliantly Stole Home After Catching Mets off Guard

Yankees outfielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa was making plays with his legs on Wednesday during the Subway Series against the Mets

On third base in a 2–1 game during the seventh inning, the speedster stunningly took off for home plate, completely catching the Mets off guard as he successfully thieved a run for his team.

Left-handed reliever Brooks Raley wasn’t prepared for Kiner-Falefa’s fleet-footed attempt to steal home plate, enabling the 28-year-old to successfully pull off the rare feat. Raley’s throw home nearly hit both Billy McKinney and the home plate umpire as Kiner-Falefa slid into home for the nearly uncontested run. 

Kiner-Falefa became the first Yankee since Didi Gregorius in 2016 to steal home plate. 

It wasn’t just home plate that the outfielder stole. During the same trip around the base path, Kiner-Falefa had swiped second base and advanced to third on an errant throw, setting himself up for the ultimate heist just moments later. 

The two steals were his seventh and eighth of the season, as he single-handedly extended the Yankees’ lead to 3–1.

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