Yankees shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa brought a special guest to spring training in Tampa, Fla.
Isiah Kinfer-Falefa held Bella outside the passenger seat window as the pair left the team’s facility.Isiah Kiner-Falefa and his dog, Bella, leave the Yankees’ facility Monday.Bella, a mini Goldendoodle, joined owner Isiah Kiner-Falefa for spring training in Tampa, Fla.Isiah Kiner-Falefa called Bella his “support dog, pretty much” in an interview last year with YES Network.
Dogs have impacted other Yankees players recently, too, as Aaron Judge revealed on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon that to The Bronx this offseason. Rizzo would reportedly text Judge daily with photos of their dogs — Kevin for Rizzo, Penny for Judge — together.Isaiah Kiner-Falefa throws at the Yankees’ minor league complex Monday.Pitchers and catchers report for the Yankees on Thursday, while position players follow Feb. 20.
Kiner-Falefa struggled at times throughout his first season with the Yankees — who acquired him from the Twins in the deal that sent catcher Gary Sanchez and infielder Gio Urshela to Minnesota — and was benched in the playoffs. He hit .261 across 142 games, but “pressing” on defense, as Boone described his struggles, caused the manager to replace him for Game 4 of the ALDS against Cleveland and for parts of the ALCS against Houston.
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