The Yankees’ first start in center field this season, aside from Aaron Judge, went to Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
The shortstop-turned-utilityman played his first career regular-season game in the outfield on Sunday, starting in center field and handling three opportunities cleanly during theWith Harrison Bader on the injured list with a strained oblique, Judge had started the first two games of the season in center field.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa, now shortstop-turned-utilityman, played in center field on Sunday against the Giants.Kiner-Falefa started four games in center field and two in left this spring after it became clear that he was not going to win the Yankees’ shortstop competition. “Instead of battling it out, I wanted to give myself an opportunity to stick on the team,” Kiner-Falefa said. “I feel like them giving me that opportunity to play the outfield allowed me to still be here.”
Rodon recently threw another side session back in Tampa that simulated two innings and it “went really well,” Boone said. The next step is another “two-up” bullpen session where Rodon will throw 15-20 pitches, sit down and then get back up and have hitters stand in the box against him, though likely without swinging.
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