BUFFALO, NY - SEPTEMBER 12: Alejandro Kirk #85 of the Toronto Blue Jays score a run during the fifth inning against the New York Mets at Sahlen Field on September 12, 2020 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)
The Toronto Blue Jays successfully launched their 21-year old rookie backstop, Alejandro Kirk, into the baseball universe.
It is not every day that a major league team promotes a catcher who has never played above Single-A during a pennant race, however, that is exactly what the Blue Jays have pulled out of their bag of tricks during this shortened pandemic season.