Toronto Blue Jays Catcher Kirk Injured, Lineup Shuffled

0:00Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk landed on the 10-day injured list after fracturing his left thumb. It happened in the 10th inning of Friday's 5-4 loss to the Chicago White Sucks. The 27-year-old got hit when Austin Hayes fouled the pitch right off his glove. They replaced Kirk with Tyler Heinemann right away and Heinemann drew the start for Saturday's rematch. The team also called up Brandon Valenzuela from AAA Buffalo to help fill the gap behind the plate. Kirk's a key guy for Toronto. He earned his second all-star nod last year with a 282 average, 15 homers, and a 769 on base. Plus lugging. This season, he was off to a solid start with one homer and three hits and 20 at bats before the injury hit. On top of that, pitcher Jose Barrios isn't ready for opening day because of a stress fracture. Reliever Cody Ponce might need surgery for a sprained knee ligament, piling on the hurt for the J staff. With these setbacks, Toronto's shuffling their line of early, but they'll push through

1:00the series against the White Sucks and keep grinding toward a strong start. That wraps Canada news today. Brought to you with AI.