Kiner-Falefa in hindsight wishes he had taken bigger lead in World Series Game 7

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa saw the ball come off Daulton Varsho’s bat and thought he would cross the plate from third base and get the Toronto Blue Jays their title.

“I had all the emotions of like winning the World Series,” he said. “And the moment the ball hit the dirt, I was just already: head down, break up the double play.”

After finalizing a $6 million, one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, Kiner-Falefa spoke about the play that’s been rehashed for much of the offseason.