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The Toronto Blue Jays signed Alejandro Kirk to a five-year, $58 million extension before the season started. He is already proving it to be worth it.
Kirk is slashing .296/.360/.423 with 11 home runs on the season. He was named an All-Star for the second time in his career and has gone on a home run binge as of late.
Kirk hit his 11th home run of the season on Monday, and it was his fourth in his last eight games. He did not hit a single home run in July. The Blue Jays’ offense is already dangerous, being tied for the fifth-most runs in all of baseball this season. However, manager John Schneider let the rest of the league know what it means to have Kirk hitting for power.
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“It gives our offense a different look when you add his ability to hit the ball over the fence,” Schneider said following the Blue Jays’ 10-4 win on Monday, per MLB.com’s Ethan Diamandas. “It just makes us a little bit more dynamic.”
Even though the Blue Jays are among the league leaders in runs, the team has not racked up many home runs. They rank 13th in the big leagues in home runs.
Kirk has started to show his ability to contribute with the long ball, so the Blue Jays’ offense could get really dangerous. Kirk is three home runs shy of his career high of 14 home runs, which he hit in 2022.
He usually hits right in the middle of the Blue Jays’ lineup, so if he can start hitting the ball out of the park consistently, he could start racking up more RBI.
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