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Alejandro Kirk

Bats R · 2026 player profile

MLB / C
Charts through 2026-09-26 · season stats retrieved 2026-10-13
Average.2782026 · MLB season
Home runs102026 · MLB season
RBI432026 · MLB season
OPS.7662026 · MLB season

Quality of contact

10-game rolling xwOBA

.100.200.300.400.50010-game xwOBALEAGUE AVG .302
10-game rolling xwOBA
League Avg

2026-03-27 — 2026-09-26 · 77 recorded dates. Higher xwOBA means stronger expected production.

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Our picks & reasoning

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OddsIndex analysis

Our picks on Kirk

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Pick record checked Oct 13, 2026 ET. Local preview uses saved data.

Our past picks

Original reasoning and recorded results.

Showing 8 past picks from 8 linked picks since Jan 1, 2026 ET. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026 ET.

Alejandro Kirk under 1.5 total basesV

Sep 23, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 1.5200

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Kirk is primarily a contact-singles hitter — .283 BA but only .423 SLG, indicating limited extra-base pop for a catcher. Exceeding 1.5 total bases requires either 2 singles or an extra-base hit, both harder outcomes in a low-scoring environment projected at 7.5 total (Under lean by main committee). L7d OPS of 0.781 shows some recent activity but is driven by singles. Market at -192 (65.8% implied) strongly favors the under — confirmed by his slugging profile.

Alejandro Kirk under 0.5 hitsL

Sep 19, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.8000

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Kirk is 0-for-5 (.000 AVG, 0.000 OPS) in 5 career PA vs Quantrill, including 0-for-2 in their 2026 matchup. Quantrill in 2026 has been excellent — 2.90 ERA, 108.2 IP, only 13 HR allowed — and his ground-ball/contact-suppression approach gives Kirk, a contact hitter (.279 BA), less damage to do. Their head-to-head is a clean blank. +180 is strong value for an under given that history.

Alejandro Kirk over 1.5 total basesL

Aug 26, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.3600

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Kirk is hitting .280/.360/.420 with a blistering L28d OPS of 0.985 and L7d OPS of 0.829 — TOR's hottest bat. As a high-contact catcher who works counts, he benefits from Dobnak's elevated walk rate (20 BB in 45.2 IP, 3.94 BB/9) — extended at-bats favor patient hitters. Rogers Centre's 1.08 HR factor adds upside. At +136, this is fair value on a player squarely in peak form.

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At the plate

Which pitches he handles and how he makes decisions at the plate.

Where the ball goes

350 FTLeftCenterRight
Batted Balls241
Hits77
Home Runs10
Pull%46.5
Out
1B
2B/3B
HR

Contact by location

86.110 BIP95.817 BIP92.46 BIP89.720 BIP95.539 BIP93.225 BIP86.921 BIP93.525 BIP84.321 BIP71.6High62.6Away82.9Low76.5InsideCatcher's perspective
62.6mph
95.8mphExit velocity

Heatmap · exit velocity in mph · catcher’s view. Choose a pitch type above to filter measured contact.

Data detail

Season & career

Updated 2026-10-13. Seasons are split by team.

Season / teamGPAHHRRBIAVGOBPSLGOPS
2026 · Toronto Blue Jays79313771043.278.351.415.766
2025 · Toronto Blue Jays1305061271576.282.348.421.769
2024 · Toronto Blue Jays10338686554.253.319.359.678
2023 · Toronto Blue Jays12342293843.250.334.358.692
2022 · Toronto Blue Jays1395411341463.285.372.415.787
2021 · Toronto Blue Jays6018940824.242.328.436.764
2020 · Toronto Blue Jays925913.375.400.583.983
Career643238256661306.270.346.401.747
Recorded game dates 77 dates

Existing chart-builder observations, grouped by date. Not an official box-score game log; missing values stay blank.

DatePA*xwOBABAEV (mph)Barrel fraction
2026-09-2640.2140.00076.20.000
2026-09-2550.4390.33396.50.000
2026-09-2350.1570.20079.30.000
2026-09-2140.3780.33388.00.000
2026-09-1940.2170.50078.70.000
2026-09-1840.2220.25090.70.000
2026-09-1540.2820.25078.30.000
2026-09-1450.5240.50088.40.000
2026-09-1240.5910.50086.90.333
2026-09-1150.3350.00077.50.000

*PA is the count of appearances with a positive wOBA denominator.

How to read these numbers
xwOBA

Sample: 313 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Exit velocity

Sample: 242 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Barrel rate

Sample: 242 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Hard-hit rate

Sample: 242 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Strikeout rate

Sample: 313 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Walk rate

Sample: 313 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.