He is a career .265/.316/.670 career hitter with 16 home runs in 392 big league games. He moved from third base to short last season and posted a .972 fielding percentage,, leading Major League shortstops in total chances (669), assists (436) and double plays turned (98). Kiner-Falefa also ranked tied for third among MLB shortstops with 10 defensive runs saved, per The Fielding Bible, trailing only Houston’s Carlos Correa (20) and Minnesota’s Andrelton Simmons (15), who signed with the Chicago Cubs this offseason.
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