{"id":663079,"date":"2026-04-04T17:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663079\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T17:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:07:15","slug":"toronto-blue-jays-catcher-alejandro-kirk-placed-on-10-day-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663079\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk placed on 10-day injured list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto<\/a>\u00b7New<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk, 27, fractured his left thumb in the 10th inning of Friday&#8217;s 5-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Press  \u00b7 Posted: Apr 04, 2026 1:03 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 minute ago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"A baseball player is seen hitting the ball with his bat mid-game.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775322435_592_default.jpg\" data-cy=\"leadmedia-story-img\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Alejandro Kirk earned his second all-star appearance in 2025 when he batted .282, hit 15 home runs and posted a .769 in on-base slugging. (Vaughn Ridley\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk fractured his left thumb in the 10th inning of Friday&#8217;s 5-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago&#8217;s Austin Hays fouled a pitch off the Toronto catcher&#8217;s glove. Kirk immediately left the game and was replaced by Tyler Heineman.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Kirk had X-rays after the game.<\/p>\n<p>Heineman was to get the start in Saturday afternoon&#8217;s rematch against the White Sox.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jays recalled Brandon Valenzuela from triple-A Buffalo on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk earned his second all-star appearance in 2025 when he batted .282, hit 15 home runs and posted a .769 in on-base slugging.<\/p>\n<p>He had one home run and three hits in 20 at-bats to start this season. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"reportIssue-MwDQL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/corrections-clarifications-1.5893564\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Corrections and clarifications<\/a>\u00b7<a class=\"reportIssue-MwDQL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/email-cbc-contact-phone-tips-news-story-1.6466536\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Submit a news tip<\/a>\u00b7Report error<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toronto\u00b7New The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list Saturday. 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