Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
2025 proj | 370 | 96 | 33 | 8 | 52 | 42 | 50 | 0 | 0.259 | 15.6 |
2025 | 224 | 70 | 19 | 7 | 34 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0.313 | 34.5 |
2024 | 335 | 86 | 23 | 5 | 54 | 35 | 50 | 0 | 0.257 | 12.3 |
2023 | 372 | 93 | 34 | 8 | 43 | 42 | 45 | 0 | 0.250 | 12.6 |
2022 | 470 | 134 | 59 | 14 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 0 | 0.285 | 30.3 |
2021 | 165 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 0.242 | 9.0 |
2020 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.375 | 7.6 |
Date | News |
6/11/25 | Toronto Blue Jays Balancing Explosive Hitting and Late Game Rallies. The Toronto Blue Jays have been on a tear in their last 30 games as they continue to climb the rankings of the American League East Division. The Blue Jays also lead the Majors with 100 extra-base hits and a .313 average with runners in scoring position. Toronto also leads the American League with the most comeback wins this season with 20, thanks to their ability to perform in crucial moments, such as when they have runners on base. The Blue Jays have been led by the explosive batting of their catcher, Alejandro Kirk. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/bluejays/news/toronto-blue-... |
6/10/25 | Toronto Blue Jays at St. Louis Cardinals odds, picks and predictions. The Toronto Blue Jays (36-30) and the St. Louis Cardinals (36-30) play the second game of a 3-game series Tuesday. First pitch from Busch Stadium is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Blue Jays vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets. Season series: Blue Jays lead 1-0 The Blue Jays beat the Cardinals 5-4 in 10 innings in the Monday opener, cashing as +109 underdogs with the Over (8.5) hitting -- and we cashed on the moneyline and the total . C Alejandro Kirk (4-for-5, 2 RBIs) homered in the eighth inning and drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th with an RBI double. The Cardinals had a 93.9% win probability, Source: https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/mlb/2025... |
6/10/25 | Blue Jays prevail over Cards in extras, 5-4. By The Associated Press an hour ago | ST. LOUIS By The Associated Press Jun. 10, 2025 | 09:20 AM | ST. LOUIS Alejandro Kirk homered and had four hits, including a go-ahead double in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied last in a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. Kirk opened the 10th with a double off Phil Maton (0-2) to score automatic runner Addison Barger from second base. Jeff Hoffman then pitched a 1-2-3 inning for his 16th save in 19 opportunities, helping the Blue Jays (36-30) win for the 10th time in 12 games. After blowing a three-run lead in the eighth, Toronto tied it at 4 in the ninth when No. 9 batter Jonatan Clase hit his first home run this year Source: https://westkentuckystar.com/Sports/Blue-Jays-prev... |
6/09/25 | Kirk and Clase lead Blue Jays past Cardinals 5-4 in 10 innings. Alejandro Kirk homered and had four hits, including a go-ahead double in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied last in a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. Kirk opened the 10th with a double off Phil Maton (0-2) to score automatic runner Addison Barger from second base. Jeff Hoffman then pitched a 1-2-3 inning for his 16th save in 19 opportunities, helping the Blue Jays (36-30) win for the 10th time in 12 games. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/kirk-clase-lead-b... |
6/05/25 | Alejandro Kirk has winning hit in ninth inning as Blue Jays beat Phillies 2-1. Alejandro Kirk drove in the winning run in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Wednesday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a one-out single off former teammate Jordan Romano (0-2) and stole second base. Addison Barger struck out but Kirk won it with a line drive that hit off the wall in right field. Source: https://www.wfmz.com/sports/alejandro-kirk-has-win... |
6/04/25 | Alejandro Kirk has winning hit in ninth inning as Blue Jays beat Phillies 2-1. Alejandro Kirk drove in the winning run in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Wednesday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a one-out single off former teammate Jordan Romano (4-2) and stole second base. Addison Barger struck out but Kirk won it with a line drive that hit off the wall in right field. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/alejandro-kirk-wi... |
5/24/25 | Why Blue Jays Catcher Could Provide Much-Needed Power Boost Soon. The Toronto Blue Jays have done a few things well offensively thus far in the 2025 MLB season despite some expected contributors struggling mightily. One of the players who has been doing a solid job to try and compensate for their shortcomings has been catcher Alejandro Kirk. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/bluejays/news/why-blue-jays... |
5/15/25 | Blue Jays seek to move above .500 in series finale vs. Rays. The Toronto Blue Jays will aim to go above .500 for the first time in 3 1/2 weeks on Thursday afternoon in their rubber match of a three-game series with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. The Blue Jays, who were 12-11 on April 21, squared their three-game series against the Rays at one win apiece with a 3-1 victory on Wednesday night. Toronto is 21-21 for the season. The difference in Wednesday's game was a three-run homer with two outs in the sixth inning by Alejandro Kirk against Ryan Pepiot. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/blue-jays-... |
5/14/25 | Kirk's three-run homer powers Blue Jays past Rays. TORONTO – Alejandro Kirk's three-run blast powered the Toronto Blue Jays past the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Wednesday. Kirk's third home run of the season broke open the game after Toronto (21-21) trailed by a run for two innings. Chris Bassitt struck out six and limited the Rays to just one run over 5 2/3 innings, despite giving up seven hits and two walks. Relievers Brendon Little (2-0), Yariel Rodriguez and Yimi Garcia preserved the win, with Garcia earning his third save of the season. Kameron Misner's RBI single in the third gave Tampa Bay (19-23) its only lead of the game. Related Videos 2:22 Blue Jays fans skip out on Seattle series over U.S. trade war Blue Jays fans skip out on Seattle series Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/11180911/kirks-three-ru... |
5/01/25 | Blue Jays may dump $63 million 'trade chip' this season, says MLB Network analyst. As the Toronto Blue Jays waffle around .500 to begin the season, every game feels like it could help decide their fate at the trade deadline. The Blue Jays erased a 6-0 deficit to beat the division rival Boston Red Sox on a walk-off single from Alejandro Kirk. The Blue Jays don't want to sell at the deadline. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/toronto-blue-j... |
5/01/25 | Kirk hits winning single in 10th, Blue Jays rally past Red Sox 7-6 in Giolito's return. By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk hit a game-ending, bases-loaded single in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a six-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 in Lucas Giolito's return on Wednesday night, stopping a three-game losing streak. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. started the 10th as the automatic runner on second, Justin Slaten (0-1) intentionally walked Daulton Varsho and George Springer with one out and Kirk singled to left. Jeff Hoffman (3-0) struck out three in two hitless innings. Anthony Santander tied the score in the seventh with his fourth home run this season, a three-run drive off Garrett Whitlock. Kirk and Varsho started the rebound from Source: https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/05/kirk-hits-winning-... |
5/01/25 | Blue Jays quick hits: Back-to-back homers? A three-run homer? The bats are alive. The Blue Jays pulled off their biggest comeback of the season, erasing a six-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 for only their second win in their last 10 games. Alejandro Kirk was the hero, hitting a rocket single to left-centre with the bases loaded in the 10th inning to drive in the winning run, finishing the job he helped start four innings earlier. All had seemed lost for the recently punchless Jays after Boston built a 4-0 lead after two innings and added two more on a Carlos Narvaez home run off Chad Green in the sixth. Source: https://www.therecord.com/sports/baseball/blue-jay... |
4/30/25 | Blue Jays comeback walk-off vs. Red Sox notch a season first. It took everything they had, but the Toronto Blue Jays finally put together the kind of comeback win they've been searching for all season. Down 6-0 through five and a half innings, the Blue Jays stormed back with seven unanswered runs — capped off by Alejandro Kirk's walk-off single in the 10th — to stun the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. Kirk's base hit, a liner to left with the bases loaded, gave Toronto its first walk-off of 2025 and helped them even the three-game series at one win apiece. It also marked the first time all year the Blue Jays hit three home runs in a game — a promising offensive sign for a lineup that had underwhelmed to this point. Source: https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blu... |
4/26/25 | Yankees' Williams gives up lead in ninth; while Hoffman saves 6th in 6 chances for Jays. Alejandro Kirk hit a go-ahead two-run double in the ninth inning off Yankees closer Devin Williams and the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 4-2 on Friday night, snapping a five-game losing streak. Williams (0-2), who has an 11.25 ERA in his first 10 appearances, failed to retire a batter and blew his first save in five chances. After allowing a leadoff single to George Springer and hitting Andrés Giménez, Kirk lifted a 1-0 change-up over the had of center fielder Trent Grisham and Williams was pulled by manager Aaron Boone. Source: https://www.trentonian.com/2025/04/26/yankees-will... |
4/25/25 | Kirk hits go-ahead 2-run double in 9th, Blue Jays beat Yankees 4-2. Alejandro Kirk hit a go-ahead two-run double in the ninth inning off Yankees closer Devin Williams and the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 4-2 on Friday night, snapping a five-game losing streak. Williams (0-2), who has an 11.25 ERA in his first 10 appearances, failed to retire a batter and blew his first save in five chances. After allowing a leadoff single to George Springer and hitting Andrés Giménez, Kirk lifted a 1-0 change-up over the had of centre-fielder Trent Grisham and Williams was pulled by manager Aaron Boone. Source: https://www.richmond-news.com/national-sports/kirk... |
4/03/25 | Blue Jays sign Kirk to five-year extension. The Toronto Blue Jays have signed catcher Alejandro Kirk to a US$58-million, five-year extension, the team announced Tuesday. The 26-year-old from Tijuana, Mexico, hit .253 last season with five home runs and 54 runs batted in. Twenty-eight of his RBIs came over the last two months of the season. Defensively, threw out a career-high 27 attempted base stealers, fifth-most among catchers in Major League Baseball. Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/11097750/blue-jays-sign... |
3/26/25 | Blue Jays full of optimism ahead of season opener. Like other Major League Baseball teams, the Toronto Blue Jays are brimming with optimism going into the season opener. “I think we have a very complete team,” catcher Alejandro Kirk said Wednesday through an interpreter. Kirk's positive spin, no doubt enhanced by a five-year US$58-million contract extension announced this week, will be put to the test starting Thursday when the Jays open against the Baltimore Orioles. Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/11099762/blue-jays-full... |
3/26/25 | Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk finalizes $58 million contract for 2026-30. Alejandro Kirk has spent his entire major league career with Toronto since making his debut in 2020. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/blue-jays-catcher... |
3/25/25 | Blue Jays sign catcher Alejandro Kirk to US$58-million, five-year extension. The Toronto Blue Jays have signed catcher Alejandro Kirk to a US$58-million, five-year extension, the team announced Tuesday. The 26-year-old from Tijuana, Mexico, hit .253 last season with five home runs and 54 runs batted in. Twenty-eight of his RBIs came over the last two months of the season. Defensively, threw out a career-high 27 attempted base stealers, fifth-most among catchers in Major League Baseball. Source: https://www.richmond-news.com/national-sports/blue... |
3/23/25 | Alejandro Kirk contract extension: Blue Jays lock up catcher through 2030 on $58 million deal, per report. Kirk was set to hit free agency after the 2026 season Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/alejandro-kirk-... |