TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk is scheduled for surgery Tuesday to repair his left thumb, which was fractured by a foul tip last Friday in a loss to the Chicago White Sox.
Manager John Schneider said the two-time All-Star is expected to be sidelined at least three weeks, and maybe as many as six.
Kirk left after his thumb was dislocated and fractured by a foul tip from Chicago’s Austin Hays.
Kirk went on the the following day, with catcher Brandon Valenzuela recalled from Triple-A Buffalo.
A strong defensive catcher, Kirk hit .282 last season with career-highs of 15 homers and 76 RBIs.
“What he can do on both sides of the ball is pretty unique,” Schneider said before , Toronto’s fifth straight.
Kirk, 27, played for Mexico at the World Baseball Classic last month.
Kirk was a first-time All-Star in 2022 and made the AL team again in 2025. He was also a Silver Slugger in 2022, when he hit .285 with 14 homers and 63 RBIs.
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