Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Resting during day game
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Kirk is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the White Sox.
The Blue Jays and White Sox are wrapping up their series with a day game, so Kirk will get a breather after starting each of the last four contests. Tyler Heineman will step in at catcher and bat eighth as Toronto goes for its 11th straight victory.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: On bench Friday
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Kirk is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Angels.
Kirk will get a well-deserved breather after starting all four games against the Yankees to begin the week, including making three starts at catcher. Tyler Heineman will step in behind the plate in place of Kirk, who is slashing a healthy .305/.358/.420 across 288 plate appearances so far this season.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Resting up Sunday
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Kirk is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Kirk will get a breather for Sunday's matinee after he started behind the dish in the first two games of the series in Boston. Tyler Heineman will step in for Kirk at catcher.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Exiting starting nine
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Kirk is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in Cleveland.
Kirk started at catcher in each of the previous four games, so he's earned a day off for Thursday's matinee. Tyler Heineman will be behind the dish and bat eighth for the Blue Jays.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Breaks out of mini-slump
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Kirk went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs and an RBI single in Thursday's 9-5 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Kirk entered the game having gone 0-for-16 over his last four starts. He busted out and made a major impact Thursday, belting solo home runs in the second and seventh innings before driving in another run in the eighth. Kirk is up to seven home runs on the year, which surpasses his total from 2024 (five), and his .313 batting average is second best in the majors among qualified catchers behind Will Smith (.333).
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Another multi-hit game
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Kirk went 2-for-4 with two singles during Friday's 8-0 loss to Philadelphia.
The Blue Jays were limited to five hits in Friday's blowout, but Kirk managed to reach base twice on singles in the first and fourth frames. The 26-year-old catcher has four straight multi-hit games and has reached base safely in 12 consecutive contests. Over that span, Kirk has a 1.173 OPS with eight runs scored, four doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI across 54 plate appearances.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Offensive surge continues
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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: Exits early Sunday
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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
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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
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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.
