Kirk is not in the lineup for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay.
Kirk caught the first two games of the series but will get a breather for Sunday's finale. Tyler Heineman is behind the plate as the Blue Jays try to avoid a sweep.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Getting Thursday off
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Kirk is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.
Kirk will take a seat for the day game after a night game, opening up room in the lineup for No. 2 catcher Tyler Heineman. Through 12 games in September, Kirk has hit .283 with eight RBI and two runs.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Day off Wednesday
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Kirk is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Mets.
Kirk started at catcher in both of the first two games of the series but will begin Wednesday's finale on the bench. Brian Serven will be behind the dish and batting ninth for the Blue Jays.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Receiving breather Sunday
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Kirk is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Kirk started the first two games of the series and will sit for the finale after going 2-for-8 with a walk, a double and a run scored. Brian Serven will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Yariel Rodriguez.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Swats homer Sunday
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Kirk went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a bases-loaded walk in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Angels.
Kirk's walk forced in the opening run in the third inning, and he tacked on two more when he went deep off Matt Moore in the seventh. The homer was Kirk's second in five games and his fifth long ball of the year. The catcher is up to a .248/.322/.358 slash line with 41 RBI, 18 runs scored, 12 doubles and no stolen bases through 78 contests this season.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Idle Saturday
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Kirk isn't in the Blue Jays' lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.
Kirk will get a breather after recording four hits and three RBI through the first two games of the series. Brian Serven will start behind the plate instead and bat ninth.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Exiting lineup
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Kirk is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Reds.
Kirk had started each of the previous six games (five at catcher, one at designated hitter), so he'll be given a day off for Wednesday's series finale. Brian Serven will start at catcher and bat ninth for the Blue Jays.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Pops fourth homer
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Kirk went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Reds.
His third-inning shot off Carson Spiers was one of five Toronto homers during a 10-3 rout. Kirk has had a tough season, but he's shown signs of turning things around since assuming the starting job behind the plate after Danny Jansen was traded to Boston. Over his last 19 contests, Kirk is slashing .297/.382/.422 with two of his four homers on the year and 11 of his 35 RBI.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Idle Saturday
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Kirk isn't in the Blue Jays' lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
Kirk had his five-game hitting streak snapped with an 0-for-4 performance Friday, and he'll now get a chance to rest Saturday while Brian Serven catches for Yariel Rodriguez.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: On base three times Thursday
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Kirk went 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI in Thursday's win over the Orioles.
The 25-year-old continues to thrive since becoming the Blue Jays' No. 1 catcher. Kirk has reached base safely in nine straight appearances, batting .452 (14-for-31) during that stretch with two doubles, a homer, four runs and nine RBI. The hot streak has boosted his slash line on the season to .254/.321/.348.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Hits go-ahead homer in win
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Kirk went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Orioles.
Kirk singled in the fourth inning and then gave the Blue Jays the lead with a three-run homer in the sixth. The long ball was his first since June 10, but he has hit safely in six of his past seven games with three multi-hit efforts. On the year, the 25-year-old is hitting .245 with three home runs and 32 RBI across 226 plate appearances.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: In Saturday's lineup
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Kirk (elbow) will start at catcher and bat fourth Saturday against the Yankees.
Kirk had to sit out Toronto's last two games after taking a pitch off his left elbow Tuesday, but he seems to be feeling well enough to start behind the dish Saturday. The 25-year-old backstop has gone 7-for-22 with two RBI and two runs scored in six games since the All-Star break.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Absence continuing Friday
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Kirk (elbow) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.
It's the second straight game out of the lineup for Kirk after being hit by a pitch in the left elbow Tuesday against the Orioles. Brian Serven will receive another look behind the plate in the series opener in the Bronx.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Sitting after getting hit by pitch
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Kirk (elbow) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
Kirk is likely still aching after taking a pitch off his left elbow in Tuesday's 6-2 loss, but with a day out of the lineup Wednesday coupled with a team off day Thursday, the Blue Jays seem hopeful that the backstop will be ready to go for Friday's series opener versus the Yankees. Brian Serven will handle the catching duties in the series finale in Baltimore.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Exits after HBP
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Kirk was removed from Tuesday's game versus Baltimore due to a left elbow contusion.
Kirk took a 98-mile-per-hour sinker off his left elbow during the sixth inning of Tuesday's contest and was replaced behind the dish by Brian Serven during the bottom half of the frame. Although Kirk managed to escape with just a bruise, it's still unclear if he'll be able to start Wednesday's series finale. Should he need to miss any amount of time, the Jays would presumably call up another catcher from the minors.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: On bench for nightcap
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Kirk is out of the lineup for the second game of Monday's doubleheader with the Orioles.
Kirk will take a seat for the second game of the twin bill after he went 3-for-4 with a trio of base hits in the Blue Jays' 11-5 loss in the first contest of the day. Though Brian Serven will get the nod behind the dish for the nightcap, Kirk looks like the Blue Jays' clear No. 1 catcher moving forward following the recent trade of Danny Jansen to the Red Sox.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Takes over as No. 1 catcher
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Kirk went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Rangers.
Though his stat line on the afternoon wasn't particularly notable, Kirk made his second straight start behind the dish and should be primed to handle the bulk of the catching duties for the Blue Jays with Danny Jansen having been traded to the Red Sox on Saturday. Kirk's defense and pitch framing are worthy of a starting role, but he hasn't recaptured the form at the plate that allowed him to take home a Silver Slugger award during his age-23 season in 2022. He has shown some improvement at the dish over the past month, however, batting .300 with nine RBI and eight runs in his 16 games.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Taking seat Sunday
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Kirk is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Kirk hasn't overtaken Danny Jansen as the Blue Jays' clear No. 1 backstop, but he started in both of the previous two contests and has turned the catcher position into more of a timeshare lately. The Blue Jays have been more willing to make room in the lineup for Kirk recently due to his hot bat; he's recorded at least one hit in each of his last six games and is slashing .476/.462/.571 overall during that stretch.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Tallies three hits Saturday
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Kirk went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's 5-4 win against Seattle.
Kirk was a big part of the Blue Jays' offense in the victory, plating the team's first run with a double in the fourth inning and adding a sacrifice fly in the seventh. The backstop finished with his third three-hit effort of the campaign. The performance moved Kirk's batting average back over the Mendoza Line to .214.
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Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Getting start Monday sans Jansen
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Kirk will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Astros.
Kirk should be in store for at least two starts in the four-game series with the Astros while top backstop Danny Jansen likely misses the maximum three games after being placed on the paternity list Monday. Even though Jansen remains atop the depth chart, Kirk had been making a case for more playing time by going 4-for-12 with two doubles, two RBI and a run over his last three starts.
