Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s tour of the American League East has reached Beantown.
The former Yankees infielder has agreed to a one-year deal with the Red Sox, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed on Wednesday night.
Kiner-Falefa’s deal, which was first reported by MassLive’s Chris Cotillo, is worth $6 million.
The soon-to-be 31-year-old split last season between the Pirates and Blue Jays, serving as a versatile bench piece down the stretch for the AL champions.
Kiner-Falefa was involved in one of the most talked-about plays of the World Series after pinch-running for Bo Bichette in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7.
With a conservative secondary lead at third base, he was thrown out at home by Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas — who made a diving stop — on a ground ball hit by Daulton Varsho, coming inches away from scoring the winning run of the World Series. Toronto fell in extra innings.
“They told us to stay close to the base,” Kiner-Falefa told reporters after the instant classic. “They didn’t want us to get doubled off in that situation with a hard line drive. They wanted a smaller lead and a smaller secondary, so that’s what I did.”
Between Pittsburgh and Toronto, the 2020 AL Gold Glove winner at third base slashed .262/.297/.334 with two home runs and 40 RBIs in 138 games.
Kiner-Falefa, who has experience at every position outside of first base, gives Boston added flexibility after losing All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman in free agency to the Cubs.
He previously spent two uneven seasons with the Yankees from 2022-23 after being acquired alongside Josh Donaldson in a blockbuster trade with the Twins.
During his time in pinstripes, “IKF” — who began his tenure at the team’s starting shortstop — hit .253/.311/.333 with 10 home runs and 85 RBIs in 255 games.
Kinfer-Falefa departed The Bronx for a two-year, $15 million contract with Toronto ahead of the 2024 season, only to be traded to Pittsburgh at that year’s trade deadline.
After the Yankees toyed with the idea of a reunion at last year’s trade deadline, the Blue Jays were the ones to re-acquire Kiner-Falefa as a late-August waiver claim.
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