The Toronto Blue Jays won on a walk-off homer on Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels and catcher Alejandro Kirk moved up an impressive list in team history.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles 5-4 on Friday night thanks to a walk-off home run from rookie Addison Barger. It was the first career walk-off for Barger, but the night was also historic for Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk.
By going 2-for-4 with two RBI, Kirk surpassed Russell Martin for the fourth-most hits by a Blue Jays catcher in team history.After a disappointing 2023 and a mediocre 1st half this season, Alejandro Kirk has been one of his team's most accomplished hitters the past 7 weeks.
After a disappointing 2023 and a mediocre 1st half this season, Alejandro Kirk has been one of his team's most accomplished hitters the past 7 weeks. After a pair of doubles in last night's 5-3 win, he enters tonight just 1 off of tying for 5th on thisErnie Whitt , Pat Borders , Darrin Fletcher and Greg Zaun are now the only catchers ahead of Kirk on that list. Kirk is hitting just .248 on the year but he is a former All-Star for Toronto. He's got four homers and 38 RBI.
Martin, 41, is a Canada native who also got a chance to play for the Blue Jays from 2015-2018. Overall, he was a 14-year veteran who made four All-Star teams and won a Gold Glove. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and Jays. He hit a career-high 23 homers in 2015 with Toronto and also stole 21 bases back in 2007. He helped the Blue Jays get to the ALCS in back-to-back years .
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