Isiah Kiner-Falefa Nationality
Isiah Kiner-Falefa is an American by nationality.
What ethnicity is Isiah Kiner-Falefa?
Isiah Kiner-Falefa is of Samoan, Hawaiian, Japanese and Caucasian descent.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa is an American professional baseball shortstop for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers.
Born March 23, 1995 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Kiner-Falefa attended Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu.
He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the fourth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.
Kiner-Falefa made his Major League debut against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on April 10, 2018. He plays as a catcher, third base, shortstop, and second base.
On March 12, 2022, the Texas Rangers traded Kiner-Falefa, along with pitcher Ronny Henríquez, to the Minnesota Twins for Mitch Garver. A day later, Minnesota traded Kiner-Falefa, along with Ben Rortvedt and Josh Donaldson, to the New York Yankees for Gary Sánchez and Gio Urshela.
In 2022, Kiner-Falefa has a .271 batting average, 0 home runs, 27 RBIs, and 28.56 runs created.