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Kirk homers, drives in two in win over Yankees

Alejandro Kirk

TOR Catcher #30

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Alejandro Kirk went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI in Friday’s win over the Yankees.

Kirk put the Jays on the board in the sixth inning when he doubled off Gerrit Cole to bring home George Springer. In the eighth inning, he blasted a solo homer to extend the Jays’ lead to 3-1, which proved to be plenty in a game that saw the Yankees struggle all night offensively. Kirk is off to a blistering start in August, as he’s currently slashing .385/.435/.564 with three extra-base hits and nine RBI.

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Alejandro Kirk

TOR Catcher #30

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Alejandro Kirk went 4-for-5 and collected the Jays’ lone RBI in Thursday’s 11-inning loss to the Cubs.

Kirk struggled for a while after returning from his fractured thumb, but he’s hitting .312 with a 10/12 K/BB in 89 plate appearances since the beginning of July. He’s 10-for-25 with a homer in his last seven games.
Alejandro Kirk

TOR Catcher #30

Alejandro Kirk finished 0-for-4 against the Mariners in Sunday’s loss.

Kirk is batting .204 with one homer and five RBI in 16 games since returning from a fractured thumb. He did have four hard-hit balls in his previous start on Friday, but in addition to striking out once, his balls in play today were hit just 62, 48 and 80 mph.
Alejandro Kirk

TOR Catcher #30

Alejandro Kirk went 1-for-4 with a solo homer against the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Kirk came into this one 7-for-32 (.219) since he was activated off the injured list on June 12. Leading off the sixth inning, he took Joe Ross deep for a solo homer. It was just the second home run all season for Kirk, while slashing .196/.246/.339 across 61 plate appearances.
Alejandro Kirk

TOR Catcher #30

Alejandro Kirk is out of Toronto’s lineup for Friday’s game against the Rangers.

Kirk started three games in a row from June 14-17, but he’s played just five of nine since, as the Jays are working in Bandon Valenzuela quite a bit more often than they did Tyler Heineman. It doesn’t help that Kirk is hitting only .226/.265/.258 in nine games since coming off the IL. Valenzuela is hitting .286/.340/.571 in his 13 games this month.
Alejandro Kirk

TOR Catcher #30

Alejandro Kirk is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday’s tilt against the Astros.

Kirk will get a breather after going 1-for-4 with an RBI in the opener against Houston on Monday. Brandon Valenzuela will handle backstop duties and hit fifth against Peter Lambert and the Astros’ bullpen.
Alejandro Kirk

TOR Catcher #30

Alejandro Kirk is not in Toronto’s starting lineup against the Red Sox on Thursday.

No surprise as it’s a day game after a night game. Kirk has caught all four of his starts so far and has gone 4-for-15 thus far with one run scored and two RBI since being activated from the injured list following thumb surgery. Brandon Valenzuela will get a start today against RHP Sonny Gray.
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TOR Catcher #30

Alejandro Kirk is not in the lineup for Saturday’s contest against the Yankees.

No surprise with Kirk sitting out Saturday’s afternoon affair following Friday night’s series opener. The 27-year-old backstop went 3-for-3 with two RBI and reached base safely in all four of his plate appearances in his return from the injured list on Friday. He missed the previous 10 weeks recovering from thumb surgery. It’ll be rookie Brandon Valenzuela handling the catching duties in this one.
Alejandro Kirk

TOR Catcher #30

Alejandro Kirk went 3-for-3 with two RBI on Friday against the Yankees in his return to the lineup.

Kirk reached base safely in all four of his plate appearances in his return to Toronto’s lineup following a 10-week absence recovering from thumb surgery. The 27-year-old backstop’s return provides a huge lift for the Blue Jays, who got a strong performance from rookie Brandon Valenzuela during his layoff.
Alejandro Kirk

TOR Catcher #30

Blue Jays activated C Alejandro Kirk from the 60-day injured list.

He’ll be active tonight, batting cleanup behind Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Kirk fractured his thumb in early April and was only 3-for-20 before going on the injured list, missing a little over two months of the season. Kirk’s ability to hit for average should keep him in the rolodex at catcher in 12-team leagues.
Alejandro Kirk

TOR Catcher #30

Alejandro Kirk (thumb) went 0-for-4 on Wednesday in a minor league rehab game for Triple-A Buffalo.

Kirk played eight innings behind the plate during his latest rehab contest and appears to be trending towards a return to Toronto’s lineup at some point later this week. The 27-year-old backstop has been working his way back from thumb surgery back in early April.

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Luis Peña is being promoted to Double-A Biloxi, the Brewers announced.

Peña, the reported centerpiece of the Brewers’ offer for Tarik Skubal, was hitting .298/.384/.420 with 27 steals in 51 games for High-A Wisconsin. The 19-year-old is probably looking at a move off shortstop at some point, but his offensive potential could still make him an All-Star-type player elsewhere.
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JJ Bleday is out of the Reds’ starting lineup in the first game of Monday’s doubleheader.

It’s the first time he’s sat since July 29. Bleday will almost surely be back in there for game two, since even though he’s slumping — he’s hitting .146 with one RBI in 14 games this month — Terry Francona views him as the team’s one everyday outfielder. Michael Toglia is starting in left against lefty Quinn Mathews in game one.
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With JJ Wetherholt resting, the Cardinals have Joshua Báez leading off in the first game of Monday’s doubleheader against the Reds.

Báez, who hit fifth in his first two major league games, figures to return to the middle of the order for the nightcap.
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Reds selected the contract of LHP Kent Emanuel from Triple-A Louisville.

The 34-year-old Emanuel is back in the majors for the first time since 2024 with the Marlins. He pitched in Mexico and an indy ball last year, and he joined the Reds organization out of indy ball last week, allowing one run over six innings in his lone start for Louisville. He’ll be available to go long in relief in Monday’s doubleheader if necessary.
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Reds designated RHP Ron Marinaccio for assignment.

Despite having thrown 21 pitches Friday, Marinaccio was left in to throw 47 more and give up five runs at the end of Saturday’s loss to the Pirates. He wound up being charged with 10 runs over 5 1/3 innings in four mop-up appearances during his two weeks in Cincinnati.
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Zach McCambley has joined the Reds as their 27th player for Monday’s doubleheader.

McCambley gets the unofficial callup six days after being demoted by the Reds. He’s given up four runs in 7 2/3 innings in seven major league relief appearances this season.
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Marcelo Mayer went 1-for-6 with four strikeouts as Triple-A Sacramento’s leadoff man on Sunday.

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Joel Kuhnel pitched 1 1/3 hitless innings Sunday in his latest rehab outing for Triple-A Nashville.

Kuhnel, out since July 4 with a shoulder impingement, gave up two runs in his first rehab appearance on Aug. 2, but he’s pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings since. It seems like he’s ready to be activated if the Brewers want him back.
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Sal Frelick doubled in four at-bats in his seventh game for Triple-A Nashville on Sunday.

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Miller struck out three and averaged 97.3 mph with his fastball in his third minor league appearance. The Dodgers will eventually need to activate him from the injured list and likely will option him to Triple-A when it happens, but perhaps he’ll see some bullpen time in September.
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