ALEJANDRO KIRK NEWS

Gerrit Cole In play, run(s) to Alejandro Kirk | 08/20/2022 TOR vs. NYY at Yankee Stadium

AUGUST 20, 2022 • MLB.COM

Three hits in Friday's win Kirk went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's 4-0 win over the Yankees.

Impact The 23-year-old backstop slumped coming out of his first All-Star Game appearance, but Kirk appears to be finding his groove again. Over his last 10 games, he's batting .351 (13-for-37) with two doubles, two runs and five RBI, and as the rest of the Toronto offense heats up again too, Kirk's overall production should rise as well.

AUGUST 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays bring win streak into game against the Yankees

The Toronto Blue Jays are looking to extend a three-game win streak with a victory against the New York Yankees

AUGUST 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yankees blanked again, Gausman pitches Blue Jays to 4-0 win

Kevin Gausman tossed seven sharp innings and the Toronto Blue Jays became the latest team to shut out the New York Yankees, beating the AL East leaders 4-0

AUGUST 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alejandro Kirk's sac fly | 08/18/2022 Alejandro Kirk plates George Springer on a sacrifice fly to right field, increasing the Blue Jays' lead to 7-2 in the top of the 7th inning

AUGUST 19, 2022 • MLB.COM

Springer, Guerrero lead Jays to 9-2 rout of slumping Yanks

George Springer went 5-for-5, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run second inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the slumping New York Yankees 9-2

AUGUST 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Stripling perfect through 6, Jays avoid sweep, beat O's 6-1

George Springer broke a scoreless tie with a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 behind a stellar effort by Ross St...

AUGUST 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alejandro Kirk's two-run double | 08/17/2022 Alejandro Kirk hits a double off the left-field wall to drive in two, increasing the Blue Jays' lead to 6-0 in the 7th

AUGUST 17, 2022 • MLB.COM

Day off Monday Kirk is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Orioles.

Impact Kirk will get a day off after he went 1-for-10 with two strikeouts in the three-game series versus the Guardians. George Springer (shoulder) will take over at designated hitter in his return to the lineup and bat leadoff in the series opener.

AUGUST 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians bring 6-game win streak into game against the Blue Jays

The Cleveland Guardians will attempt to keep a six-game win streak intact when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays

AUGUST 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Three more hits in loss Kirk went 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's loss to the Orioles.

Impact The All-Start catcher recorded three more hits Tuesday, as he continues to show why he was the AL's starting catcher in the Mid-Summer Classic. Kirk's excellent performance has been no fluke as he is above the 90th percentile among all MLB hitters in strikeout rate, average exit velocity, xwOBA, and xBA. Expect Kirk to continue putting up strong ratios and counting stats batting routinely in the heart of John Schneider's lineup.

AUGUST 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Orioles rally after rain delay, beat Blue Jays 6-5

Rougned Odor hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays

AUGUST 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sitting Friday Kirk is not in Friday's lineup against the Twins.

Impact Kirk is hitless in his last 12 at-bats, which qualifies as a pretty bad slump by his standards. He is hitting .303/.387/.467 with 12 home runs in 351 plate appearances.

AUGUST 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Saturday's lineup Kirk isn't starting Saturday against the Tigers.

Impact Kirk started the last four games and went 4-for-16 with a home run, a double and two RBI. George Springer is serving as the designated hitter while Raimel Tapia starts in center field.

JULY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Reaches base three times Thursday Kirk went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and an RBI in Thursday's win over the Tigers.

Impact The 23-year-old hasn't let his first career All-Star appearance go to his head. Kirk has five multi-hit performances in his last 11 games dating back to July 12, batting .356 (16-for-45) over that stretch with two doubles and two homers to boost his slash line on the season to .316/.394/.490. Danny Jansen will likely see the majority of starts behind the plate now that he's healthy again, but Kirk will still be a fixture in the Blue Jays lineup while splitting his time between catcher and DH.

JULY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Alejandro Kirk's looping RBI hit | 07/28/2022 Alejandro Kirk breaks his bat and gets an RBI base hit into center to tie the game at 1 in the bottom of the third

JULY 29, 2022 • MLB.COM

Chapman 2 HRs, Kikuchi wins in return as Jays top Tigers 5-3

Matt Chapman hit two home runs, Yusei Kikuchi came off the injured list to pitch five solid innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 for their 10th victory in...

JULY 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alejandro Kirk's solo homer | 07/26/2022 Alejandro Kirk smacks an opposite-field solo home run to right in the bottom of the 7th inning to give the Blue Jays a 9-3 lead

JULY 27, 2022 • MLB.COM

Springer hits slam, Jays win 7th in row, top depleted Cards

George Springer hit his seventh career grand slam, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a two-run drive and the Toronto Blue Jays extended their winning streak to seven by beating the short-h...

JULY 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Breather Sunday Kirk is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Red Sox.

Impact Kirk will get a breather after he went 4-for-9 with an RBI and two runs scored in the first two contests of the series. Lourdes Gurriel will slide into the designated hitter spot while Raimel Tapia enters the lineup in left field and bats eighth versus Boston.

JULY 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays try to keep win streak going against the Red Sox

The Toronto Blue Jays will try to build upon a five-game win streak with a victory against the Boston Red Sox

JULY 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blue Jays ride Manoah's arm more than their bats, beat Bosox

All-Star Alek Manoah pitched six sharp innings as the Toronto Blue Jays relied more on his arm than their bats to keep up their season-long dominance of the Red Sox, beating Boston...

JULY 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alejandro Kirk's sacrifice fly | 07/23/2022 Alejandro Kirk lifts a sacrifice fly to deep right field, plating Cavan Biggio to increase the Blue Jays' lead to 3-1 in the 3rd inning

JULY 23, 2022 • MLB.COM

Stanton, Buxton lead AL over NL in 9th straight All-Star win

Giancarlo Stanton and Byron Buxton homered back-to-back in the fourth inning to rally the American League over the National League 3-2 in the All-Star Game

JULY 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MLB All-Star Game 2022: Julio Rodríguez, Ian Happ lead list of 34 first-timers

Jordan Shusterman tracks the journeys of 34 first-time All-Stars, from phenom Julio Rodríguez to anonymous reliever Joe Mantiply.

JULY 19, 2022