Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk placed on seven-day IL
The Jays are expected to add to their roster as Thursday's 6 p.m. MLB trade deadline approaches.
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Sunday, the club was forced to subtract a key piece to their league-leading lineup when all-star catcher Alejandro Kirk was placed on the seven-day concussion injury list.
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Kirk is in the midst of a break-out season, both at the plate and behind it, but he did take a foul ball flush off his mask in the second inning of Saturday's 6-1 win over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
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His bat in the middle of the lineup will be missed, but this Jays team, if anything, has shown to be quite resilient in times of duress.
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For now, Tyler Heineman is expected to fill the void, no easy task it must be stated.
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Heineman himself was placed on the concussion IL earlier this season.
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He has pieced together a solid year for the Blue Jays.
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Still, Heineman will need to step up as he faces his biggest test of the season.
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Ali Sanchez was called up to replace Kirk.
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With all due respect to Sanchez, he looked out of his element when he was first called up by the big-league club.
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At this stage barring some move out of the blue, the Jays were left with no other choice.
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Kirk has been one of the primary catalysts to the Jays' surprising season.
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While he lacks foot speed, not many make solid contact at the plate quite like Kirk.
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And certainly no one frames pitches like Kirk.
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