How a full spring training has helped recharge Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Sure, Alejandro Kirk was a culprit among the lagging Blue Jays offence in 2023, but was he the entire cause for the team’s power shortage?

It’s a resurgence borne out of a strong off-season that included an early arrival in Florida to get ahead of the season rather than the alternative. “It was very important for me to come here early to prepare myself, to be ready,” Kirk said. “Not just for spring training for the entire season. I understand it’s a sacrifice to leave your family behind early, but sometimes you have to do hard things to get great results.”

“I’m not going to blame ” Kirk said. “I’m not the type of person to make excuses. It was my fault. For some reason during the year, I couldn’t make the adjustments that I wanted to. In the off-season and spring training, you work on those things but once the season starts, it’s different.” “Such a unique circumstance last year, but him being stable here and getting his work in with the pitchers and the consistency of his at-bats, his swing … it’s just been what we’ve been accustomed to with him in terms of performance.”

“ you can see subjectively that the bat speed is a little different. He’s getting the ball in he air. He’s not swinging at bad pitches.”

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