TAMPA -- Isiah Kiner-Falefa thought he had found a new home with the Minnesota Twins. Less than 24 hours later, he was traded to the New York Yankees alongside former American League MVP Josh Donaldson and catcher Ben Rortvedt in exchange for catcher Gary Sanchez and infielder Gio Urshela.
Earlier in the day, Yankees manager Aaron Boone had announced Urshela as the Yankees' starting shortstop. Urshela, whose natural position is third base, had started only 41 games at shortstop in six major league seasons with Cleveland (2015, '17), Toronto (2018) and the Yankees (2019-21).