The Toronto Blue Jays took a tough loss in Game 7 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and there were a few times when they felt they had the advantage. Of course, fans will always find one person to blame for their team losing, and this time, it was Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Unfortunately, things can go too far, and that's what happened with Kiner-Falefa after the game, as fans decided to threaten him, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.
“After Game 7, Isiah Kiner-Falefa had people blaming him for the Blue Jays’ loss & threatening to break his legs. He wanted to share his thoughts on why he didn’t have a bigger lead at third base before attempting to score,” Nicholson-Smith wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Kiner-Falefa explained his thought process was of him not having a bigger lead at third base.
“They told us to stay close to the base,” Kiner-Falefa said. “They don't want us to get doubled off in that situation with a hard line drive. Varsho hits the ball really, really hard. (Muncy's) right there, I'm waiting for a backpack from Will Smith in that situation. I can't get doubled off right there so it's almost like bases loaded.
“They wanted a smaller lead and a smaller secondary, so that's what I did.” “It was obviously a tough play. They got it done. The lead is small. In that situation, you can't get doubled off. I got the best secondary I could from that spot and it didn't work out.”
As a player, it's probably tough to be in those types of situations, and when they look back at the film, they probably would do something different. For kinder-Falefa, that situation wasn't the reason that the Blue Jays lost the game, and they had several chances throughout to win.
