Blue Jays place C Alejandro Kirk (thumb) on IL
Apr 30, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk (30) reacts after a solo home run by Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman (not pictured) during the first inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images The Toronto Blue placed catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a fractured left thumb and recalled catcher Brandon Valenzuela from Triple-A Buffalo.
Kirk took a foul ball off his glove during Friday's game against the Chicago White Sox and had to depart. He was 3-for-20 (.150) with a home run and two RBIs in five games to start the season.
In seven major league seasons, all with Toronto, Kirk is a career .267 hitter with 52 home runs and 265 RBIs in 569 games and was an American League All-Star in 2022 and 2025.
Valenzuela, 25, is being called up to the major leagues for the first time.
Acquired in a trade with the San Diego Padres last year, Valenzuela batted .304 with one home run and five RBIs in 11 spring training games for Toronto. He was 3-for-15 with a home run and four RBIs in four games with Buffalo.
--Field Level Media
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