Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk gets a new ball after a play during the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Baltimore. Kirk has returned from the Toronto Blue Jays 10-day injured list. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Julio Cortez
June 29, 2023 - 11:50 AM
TORONTO - Catcher Alejandro Kirk has returned from the Toronto Blue Jays 10-day injured list.
Kirk had been out with a left hand laceration after being hit by a pitch.
The all-star catcher will be active for tonight's game against the visiting San Francisco Giants.
Catcher Tyler Heineman was optioned to the Blue Jays' triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y., in a corresponding move.
Kirk is hitting .253 this season with three home runs and 21 runs batted in.
Heineman is hitting .240 with one stolen base for Toronto in various call-up appearances this season.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 29, 2023.
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