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White Sox follow worrisome Alejandro Kirk injury with savage test in Blue Jays' walkoff loss.

The Blue Jays may be in trouble with Alejandro Kirk forced to leave the game.
The Blue Jays suffer a massive blow with Alejandro Kirk leaving the game after a foul tip off his thumb. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images
The Blue Jays suffer a massive blow with Alejandro Kirk leaving the game after a foul tip off his thumb. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images | Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

The Toronto Blue Jays may be losing one of their leaders. Alejandro Kirk left Friday’s game in the 10th inning after a foul tip hit his thumb off the bat of the Chicago White Sox's Austin Hays.

You could tell it wasn't good because Kirk immediately held his thumb and looked to the dugout. Kirk is known as a tough player, so when he comes out, we as fans think worst-case scenario. The cold weather didn't help either.

Blue Jays may have been dealt another worrying injury early in the season

As he left, Tyler Heineman entered behind the plate. Hays would strike out on the next pitch. Then the baseball saying is "when you're unprepared, the ball will find you," and this came true with Derek Hill next to bat. He laid a bunt down the third base line, and Heineman fielded it, but threw it away from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at first base into right field.

Miguel Vargas was the runner in extra innings and scored from third base on the error to tie the game 4-4, with Hill advancing to second base. With two outs, Tristan Peters came up next and singled to right, scoring Hill to secure the White Sox the win.

Kirk has been slow to start the season slashing .125/.222/.313 with a home run and an RBI. However, the Blue Jays lose a leader on the field. Behind the plate, he ranks in the 100th percentile in blocks above average (21) and in the 98th percentile in framing (17).

Kirk will get X-rays on his thumb, and we will all wait in anticipation, hoping one of the Blue Jays’ most important players doesn't miss much time.

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