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Kirk out of Blue Jays starting lineup again, not yet ruled out for Sunday
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Blue Jays send catcher Alejandro Kirk to injured list with hand injury
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Alejandro Kirk homers in third straight Blue Jays game
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Danny Jansen and Alejandro Kirk on Statcast's new Catcher Blocking metric
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Emotions run high after Kirk gets hit by pitch as Blue Jays fall to Red Sox
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Best performances while injured or sick
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Blue Jays' Manoah opens up on why he sees Kirk as an inspiration