Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Powers Jays to Game 1 win
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Kirk went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs during Saturday's 10-1 win over the Yankees in Game 1 of the ALDS.
Kirk sent a Luis Gil offering 392 feet into left field to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead in the second inning, and he provided some insurance by taking Paul Blackburn deep to lead off the eighth. The 26-year-old backstop finished the regular season with a career-high 15 homers and has now slugged five home runs across his last three contests.
Kirk went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, a two-run homer and a double in Sunday's 13-4 win over Tampa Bay.
Kirk put the Jays ahead 5-1 with a grand slam off Ian Seymour in the first inning before extending Toronto's lead to 8-4 in the fifth with his second homer, a 419-foot blast off Edwin Uceta. Following a six-game stretch where he went 0-for-20, Kirk has gone 4-for-8 with three home runs in his last two contests. The 26-year-old catcher will finish the regular season with a .282/.348/.421 slash line, a career-best 15 homers, 76 RBI and 45 runs scored across 506 plate appearances.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Belts 13th homer of 2025
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Kirk went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Toronto's 5-1 win over Tampa Bay on Saturday.
Kirk -- who entered Saturday's tilt having gone 0-for-20 with one RBI across the last six games -- gave the Blue Jays a four-run lead in the seventh inning with a 432-foot solo shot to left field. The 26-year-old catcher is up to 13 home runs on the season, which is as many as he tallied across the 2023 and 2024 campaigns combined. Even with his recent struggles at the plate, Kirk is enjoying a strong season in which he's slashing .278/.345/.404 with 43 runs, 17 doubles and 70 RBI across 501 plate appearances.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Getting breather Thursday
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Kirk is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Red Sox.
Kirk will receive a day of rest after starting at catcher in the first two games of the series. Tyler Heineman will be behind the dish and bat ninth as the Blue Jays try to avoid the sweep.
Kirk is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Kirk will get a routine breather after he had started at catcher in the last two contests. Tyler Heineman will fill in behind the dish in the series finale.
Kirk is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Rays.
Kirk will receive a day off after starting at catcher in each of the first two games of the series. Tyler Heineman will be behind the dish for Thursday's matinee.
Kirk is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.
Kirk will rest for the series opener in Tampa after he went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run while catching seven innings of Sunday's 11-2 win over the Orioles. Tyler Heineman will step in behind the dish Monday.
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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 Orioles.
Kirk will receive a day to reset after going 0-for-18 with four walks and two runs scored over his last six games. Tyler Heineman will start behind the dish instead and catch for Max Scherzer.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Breather for day game
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Kirk is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Astros.
Kirk started at catcher each of the previous three contests, so he'll get some rest during Thursday's matinee. Tyler Heineman will do the catching and bat eighth for the Blue Jays.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Idle Saturday
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Kirk isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
After going 0-for-3 with two walks and a run scored Friday, Kirk will step aside while Tyler Heineman catches for Chris Bassitt and bats ninth.
