Blue Jays sign catcher Alejandro Kirk to US$58-million, five-year extension
Mar 25, 2025 | 1:53 PM
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TORONTO — 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.
Kirk was an all-star and a Silver Slugger in 2022 when he batted .285 with 14 home runs and 63 RBIs.
