The Toronto Blue Jays welcomed back catcher Alejandro Kirk to their active roster before Friday’s matchup with the New York Yankees, removing him from the 60-day injured list.
The backstop had been out of action since suffering a fractured left thumb during a game against the Chicago White Sox on April 3.
Kirk is set to catch and occupy the fourth spot in the batting order for Friday’s contest against New York.
The 27-year-old managed just three hits in 20 at-bats for a .150 average across five appearances before landing on the injured list. During that brief stint, he recorded one home run and drove in two runs.
Throughout his major league career since joining Toronto in 2020, the two-time All-Star has maintained a .267 batting average while launching 52 home runs and collecting 265 RBIs over 569 contests.
In additional roster moves, Toronto transferred outfielder Daulton Varsho to the 10-day injured list due to left wrist inflammation, with the move backdated to Wednesday. The team also designated catcher Tyler Heineman for assignment while bringing up outfielder Davis Schneider from their Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo.
Varsho had been performing at a .256 clip with five homers and 17 RBIs through 64 games this year. The outfielder is now in his fourth season wearing a Blue Jays uniform after playing his initial three major league seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Heineman compiled a .154 average with one home run and six RBIs across 31 games this season. Schneider previously hit .127 with one homer and eight RBIs during 38 games with Toronto earlier in the campaign.
