The Toronto Blue Jays have brought a familiar face back into the fold as they enter the final stretch of the 2025 season.

Coming off two frustrating losses to the MLB-leading Milwaukee Brewers, the Blue Jays have decided to claim veteran shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

If that name sounds familiar, it’s because Kiner-Falefa spent the first half of the 2024 MLB season playing with the Jays before he was traded to the Pirates ahead of the trade deadline. Toronto got prospect infielder Charles McAdoo in exchange.

Now, just over a year later, IKF will make his return to the Blue Jays organization.

Kiner-Falefa appeared in 83 games with Toronto last season, putting up 75 hits, 33 RBIs, and seven home runs. The 30-year-old also recorded a .292 batting

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