Alejandro Kirk

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Offensive surge continues

  Rotowire Jun 11, 2025

  Kirk went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and two additional runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals. The 26-year-old backstop is enjoying his trip to St. Louis, homering in back-to-back contests to begin the series as part of a seven-hit barrage. Kirk has hit safely in six straight games and nine of his last 10, slashing a blistering .475/.511/.725 over the latter stretch with eight runs scored and 12 RBI.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Enjoys big day at plate

  Rotowire Jun 10, 2025

  Kirk went 4-for-5 with a home run, two doubles and two total RBI in Monday's 5-4, extra-inning win against St. Louis. Kirk's nine total bases were a season high, and he tied a campaign-best mark with four hits. Among the knocks was an eighth-inning solo homer and a 10th-inning double that plated the winning run. Kirk is slashing a cool .316/.361/.421 on the campaign, and those marks have been buoyed by a hot nine-game stretch during which the backstop is batting .457 (16-for-35) with five extra-base hits, 10 RBI and just three strikeouts.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Not in Saturday's lineup

  Rotowire Jun 7, 2025

  Kirk is not in the Blue Jays' starting lineup against the Twins on Saturday. Kirk will get a breather while Tyler Heineman starts behind home plate and bats ninth. Kirk has been hot at the plate and has gone 16-for-40 (.400) with eight RBI over his last 13 games.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Resting Saturday

  Rotowire May 31, 2025

  Kirk isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics. Kirk will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after going 4-for-7 with three RBI, two runs scored and three walks through the first two games of the series. Ali Sanchez will replace him behind the dish and bat ninth.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Reaches base three times in win

  Rotowire May 31, 2025

  Kirk went 1-for-4 with two walks and two RBI in Friday's win over the A's. The 26-year-old catcher hasn't produced an extra-base hit since May 14, but he's done an excellent job getting on base in the meantime. Over his last 12 games, Kirk is batting .387 (12-for-31) with nine walks against only one strikeout, giving him an eye-popping .500 OBP during that stretch.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Sitting down Wednesday

  Rotowire May 28, 2025

  Kirk isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Texas. Kirk will get a chance to rest during Wednesday's series finale after going 2-for-6 with an RBI through the first two games. Ali Sanchez will catch for starter Paxton Schultz instead and bat eighth.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Resting in series finale

  Rotowire May 25, 2025

  Kirk is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays. Kirk will get a breather for the matinee contest after he had started behind the dish the last two days. After being called up from Triple-A Buffalo to replace the injured Tyler Heineman (concussion) on the roster, Ali Sanchez will get the nod at catcher Sunday.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Day off Thursday

  Rotowire May 22, 2025

  Kirk is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres. Kirk started the previous three contests behind the plate, so he'll get a breather for Thursday's matinee. Tyler Heineman will catch and bat ninth for the Blue Jays.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Getting Saturday off

  Rotowire May 17, 2025

  Kirk isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Detroit. Kirk will get a day to reset after going 0-for-8 with a strikeout over his last two games. Tyler Heineman will catch for Eric Lauer instead and bat eighth.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Blasts three-run homer in return

  Rotowire May 14, 2025

  Kirk went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Rays. Kirk was removed from Sunday's win over the Mariners after being hit in the head on a Julio Rodriguez backswing, but the catcher passed the league's concussion protocols and was cleared to return Wednesday. Kirk's return turned out to be the difference as he supplied the Jays' run total with a three-run blast in the sixth inning. It was his third home run of the season, and the 26-year-old catcher is slashing .293/.318/.398 with 16 RBI in 129 plate appearances.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Returns to lineup Wednesday

  Rotowire May 14, 2025

  Kirk (head) will start at catcher and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Rays. Kirk was pulled from his last start in Sunday's 9-1 win over the Mariners after he was inadvertently hit in the head by Julio Rodriguez's bat while catching, but the backstop passed all subsequent concussion tests. The Blue Jays still elected to hold Kirk out of the lineup for Tuesday's series opener versus the Rays, but he's ready to go for Wednesday's contest. Kirk maintains a .286 batting average to go with two home runs and 13 RBI over 31 games on the season.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Passes concussion tests

  Rotowire May 13, 2025

  Kirk (head) is not in the Blue Jays' starting lineup against the Rays on Tuesday. Kirk was removed from Sunday's game against the Mariners after suffering a blow to the helmet on a Julio Rodriguez backswing. Blue Jays manager John Schneider told reporters that Kirk "passed every concussion test" and will likely be available off the bench for Tuesday's contest, per Mitch Bannon of The Athletic. With Kirk on the bench, Tyler Heineman will start behind home plate and bat eighth.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Exits early Sunday

  Rotowire May 11, 2025

  Kirk (head) exited Sunday's contest against the Mariners in the top of the fifth inning, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports. Kirk suffered a blow to the helmet on a backswing from Julio Rodriguez in bottom of the third inning. The catcher remained in the contest for another full inning before exiting, likely due to precautionary reasons. Tyler Heineman replaced him behind the plate versus Seattle.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Tallies four hits in win

  Rotowire May 11, 2025

  Kirk went 4-for-5 in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Mariners. Kirk is swinging a hot bat, as he's gone 18-for-46 (.391) over his last 11 games. The catcher had four singles Saturday and has just two extra-base hits over that hot stretch, but he's also logged seven RBI in that span. His big game lifted his batting average for the season from .259 to .282, which is accompanied by a .668 OPS, two home runs, 13 RBI, five runs scored and three doubles through 30 contests.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Idle Friday

  Rotowire May 9, 2025

  Kirk isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners. An 0-for-4 performance against the Angels on Thursday put an end to Kirk's six-game hitting streak, and he'll now get a chance to rest Friday while Tyler Heineman catches for Kevin Gausman.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Taking seat Saturday

  Rotowire May 3, 2025

  Kirk isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Cleveland. Kirk will get a day off Saturday after going 6-for-13 with a homer and four RBI across his last three games. Tyler Heineman will do the catching for Kevin Gausman instead while batting eighth.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Continues hot streak Friday

  Rotowire May 3, 2025

  Kirk went 3-for-4 with a two-run single in Friday's 5-3 win over Cleveland. Kirk put the Jays on the board in the third inning on a single to left field that brought Vladimir Guerrero and Anthony Santander home. It was Kirk's ninth multi-hit game of the season, four of which have come over his last six games. Over that span, the 26-year-old backstop has gone 10-for-24 with one home run and six RBI.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Smacks second homer in victory

  Rotowire Apr 30, 2025

  Kirk went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Wednesday's extra-inning win over Boston. Kirk snapped a 10-game homerless drought Wednesday, also recording multiple hits for the third time in his last four outings. Despite batting just .233 with two long balls, two doubles and eight RBI over 73 at-bats in April, Kirk has remained Toronto's primary backstop. It's worth noting that backup catcher Tyler Heineman is hitting .448 with four extra-base hits and five RBI across his 29 at-bats this year, so Kirk appears to have some legitimate competition on the depth chart.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Breather in Game 2

  Rotowire Apr 27, 2025

  Kirk is not in the starting lineup for the nightcap of Sunday's doubleheader with the Yankees. Kirk will take a seat after he went 2-for-4 while drawing the start behind the plate in the team's 11-2 loss in Game 1. Tyler Heineman will take over at catcher and bat seventh versus New York in Game 2.

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• Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Smacks go-ahead double

  Rotowire Apr 26, 2025

  Kirk went 2-for-4 with a two-run double in Friday's 4-2 win over the Yankees. Kirk's double in the ninth inning off Devin Williams brought home Andres Gimenez and George Springer and gave the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead. It was Kirk's sixth multi-hit game of the season, and the 26-year-old catcher is slashing .227/.263/.307 with four runs scored, one home run and eight RBI in 80 plate appearances.

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