If he had played one more game, he would have received more money. However, he made huge concessions for his juniors.
Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Isaiah Kiner-Falefa (29) is the main character.
Kiner-Falefa missed an away game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on the 30th (Korea Standard Time).
Having signed a two-year, $15 million contract with his former team, the Toronto Blue Jays, he included incentives for the number of at-bats in the contract process. He has played 496 at-bats in 133 games this season.
According to local media such as “MLBcom,” coach Derek Shelton did not know his incentive clause and made a lineup, but after learning it late, he tried to put him back in the starting lineup, but he refused.
Instead, young players got the opportunity to play. Nick Gonzalez played second base and Reover Peguero played shortstop.
In an interview with MLBcom and other local media after the game, he said, “I didn’t think it was fair to take away the opportunity for young players, including Peguero, to play at Yankee Stadium.”
“I was injured this year and took a month off. Had I not been injured or our team competed, this incentive would have been met early on. I didn’t think I deserved this bonus in the end,” he continued.
He also made it clear that there was no problem with the team’s move to start again. “I am grateful to Shelty (coach Derek Shelton) and the club for giving me the opportunity. However, I didn’t think it was the right choice to change it an hour before the start of the game. I recovered from my knee injury and thought that going into the lineup at the last minute when it was raining and the ground was wet could worsen my injury when I was still in poor condition. It felt great that other players could get the opportunity. Anyway, I am grateful that the team gave me the opportunity to choose. It means a lot to me,” he added.
Kiner-Palepa, who joined Pittsburgh during the season, had a batting average of 0.240 on-base plus 0.265 slugging percentage of 0.3222 in 50 games. It added stability to the infield defense, but fell short of expectations in terms of offense
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