Isiah Kiner-Falefa signs one-year deal with Red Sox to join another AL East team

Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s American League East tour has reached Beantown.

The former Yankees infielder has agreed to a one-year contract with the Red Sox. The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed this on Wednesday evening.

The Kiner-Falefa deal, which was first reported by MassLive’s Chris Cotillo, is worth $6 million.

The soon-to-be 31-year-old split last season between the Pirates and Blue Jays, serving as a versatile bench piece for the AL champions.

Kiner-Falefa was involved in one of the most high-profile plays of the World Series after pinch-running for Bo Bichette in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7.

With a conservative secondary lead at third base, he was thrown out at home by Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas – who made a diving stop – on a ground ball hit by Daulton Varsho, who was inches away from scoring the World Series winning run. Toronto fell in overtime.

“They told us to stay close to the base,” Kiner-Falefa told reporters after the instant classic. “They didn’t want us to get doubled up in that situation with a hard line drive. They wanted a smaller lead and a smaller secondary, so that’s what I did.”

Between Pittsburgh and Toronto, the 2020 AL Gold Glove winner hit .262/.297/.334 at third base with two home runs and 40 RBIs in 138 games.

Kiner-Falefa, who has experience at every position outside of first base, gives Boston additional flexibility after losing All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman to the Cubs in free agency.

He previously spent two uneven seasons with the Yankees from 2022 to 2023 after being acquired along with Josh Donaldson in a blockbuster trade with the Twins.

During his time in pinstripes, “IKF” – who began his tenure at the team’s starting shortstop – hit .253/.311/.333 with 10 home runs and 85 RBIs in 255 games.

Kinfer-Falefa left The Bronx for a two-year, $15 million contract with Toronto ahead of the 2024 season, only to be traded to Pittsburgh at that year’s trade deadline.

After the Yankees toyed with the idea of ​​a reunion at last year’s trade deadline, the Blue Jays were the ones to re-acquire Kiner-Falefa as a waiver claim in late August.