Overview

• Isiah Kiner-Falefa met Scott Kiner, son of Baseball Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner, for the first time at Citi Field before a Pirates-Mets game.
• The familial link, confirmed through genealogical research in 2018, traces back to a shared ancestor, Mary McPherran Kiner, from Pennsylvania.
• During the meeting, Scott Kiner presented Kiner-Falefa with a 1948 charcoal painting of Ralph Kiner and exchanged jerseys with him.
• In his first at-bat after returning from the injured list, Kiner-Falefa hit a home run, marking a symbolic moment tied to his family’s baseball legacy.
• Scott Kiner’s memoir, 'One of a Kiner,' which explores his family’s history, was released in conjunction with the reunion.