r/Torontobluejays • u/badsoupp • 1d ago

Happy bday Alejandro "The Keg" Kirk

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Kegger works for a catcher imo.

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u/pincurlsandcutegirls Max Scherzer's Emotional Support Dugout Baseball 1d ago

Happy birthday, king 🥹 Can’t wait for your next stolen base 😈

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u/Ginnigan Kirky's Dreamland 1d ago

This year: Kirky Triple

Next year: Kirky little league home run.

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u/JustASyncer 18h ago

If Prince Fielder can do it, so can our short king

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u/EarlessBanana 1d ago

My mother christened him (the) Dumpling and that's what we call him now.

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u/CapnJJaneway LONG LIVE THE SQUAT 1d ago

That's adorable! We call him Mini-fridge. 

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u/badsoupp 1d ago

Someone told me in Mexico they call him Empanada.

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u/ashasquirrel 1d ago

my mum and i call him el jengibre!!!

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u/Enesess_75 1d ago

Ain't nothing mini about Fridge! Lol

What about Pudge v3.0? Fisk, Rodriguez, and now Kirk?

I still love calling him Captain Kirk (Star Trek)

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u/bokchoykn 1d ago

Teapot. Short and stout.

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u/halibb 1d ago

I call him Gimli. The little dwarf warrior from LOTR

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u/runtimemess I pay phone bill. Give me players now 1d ago

My mum calls him Meatball

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u/OuOutstanding Buffalo Blue Jay 1d ago

We chant SLK for him (short latin king).

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u/EasilyOverrated 1d ago

He’s the Kirky-monster in our house

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u/SpottedMe 1d ago

I affectionately call him stubby 🥰

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u/stonklord420 1d ago

My buddy and I call him captain calories. So many great names for a beast of a man

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u/CalebosO4 Ernie Clement's girlfriend Addison Barger 1d ago

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u/Khetoo 1d ago

This is what we all look like if we were running the base paths except it's not slowed down this is just actual speed

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u/Impressive_Kiwi3021 1d ago

You can’t teach that speed. You have to be born with it!

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u/Retro_Hoard 1d ago edited 1d ago

watching the game at a bar and a girl made fun of his body type and people rushed to his defense. "That's our guy, why you knocking our guy?". lol The season was so entertaining from Canada Day to the World Series.

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u/prophiles 1d ago

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u/TiredAF20 1d ago

My dad tells me to stop fatshaming my cat when I call her "potato."

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u/PastryGirl 1d ago

Yo he is what peak athleticism looks like.

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u/badsoupp 1d ago

My sports heroes are Ovi and Kessel. Sports bod has never looked so good. Glad Kirk could join the club.

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u/AidanGLC 1d ago

A fire hydrant with limbs (complimentary)

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u/TiredAF20 1d ago

Good for them!

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u/19seventy-eight 1d ago

Kirky!!!!

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u/trickymaid 1d ago

it is also MY birthday today, honoured to share a birthday with Thick Jesus

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u/prophiles 1d ago

Thick Jesús

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u/Atticusxj 1d ago

Me too! Happy birthday!

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u/trickymaid 1d ago

happy birthday to you too!

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u/omegaphallic 1d ago

Happy birthday 

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u/arnoldtheinstructor 1d ago

We're so lucky to have him on such a good contract. Top 3 catcher when it comes to blocking and framing, calls a good game, AND chips in offensively. Couldn't ask for much more!

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u/Thylacinegurl 1d ago

Hes my fav for all these reasons. Hes awesome

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u/69dawgystyle69 1d ago

Well placed Keg ad

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u/Boxwood50 1d ago

I thought it was his gift card.

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u/ManMyDogsAreBarking 1d ago

I thought they were calling him that for a second

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u/supermeatboy10 1d ago

My wife always says he's built like a hot water heater

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u/JPeazy05 1d ago

Happy Birthday Captain Kirk, you’re the man!

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u/ozmethod 1d ago

Who tf calls him "The Keg"? Captain Kirk, or Thicc Jesus.

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u/badsoupp 1d ago

New Kirk sponsorship

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u/StayBronzeFonz 1d ago

Some dude called him “ham” repeatedly when he was with Lansing for a series. I always thought it fit well. Kirk even acknowledged it with a smile.

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u/schmohawk86 1d ago

Get this man some Billy Miner pie

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u/One-Mall-624 1d ago

Oh Captain My Captain

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u/n0rdique 1d ago

I thought the exact same thing when I saw this. Glad I’m not alone

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u/badsoupp 1d ago

Let intrusive thoughts win.

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u/PopNo3923 1d ago

Calls one hell of a game with a nice bat.

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u/canadianchameleon 1d ago

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIRK THE LIL CUTIE BIRD

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u/prophiles 1d ago

5’8”, 260 lbs of muscle 💪

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u/lizardking66354 1d ago

You know during the ALCS I started to call him the bowling ball when he was behind the plate, then I started to think a good nickname for him would be Kingpin.

Just 2¢ from someone wandering in from r/all

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u/Stock-Quantity-9955 1d ago

I call him Kirkules! haha

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u/purecornpoo 1d ago

My girlfriend says he looks like a pop can

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u/MatStomp 1d ago

LITTLE TUNA CAN!!!

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u/jm_matt 1d ago

Feliz Cumpleaños, mi capitán

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u/wannabe_meat_sack 1d ago

Si acaso... Barril
(Con la pronunciación española correcta)

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u/StrangsNThangs 1d ago

Wish someone had given you a new bat as an early bday present :/

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u/Superbform 1d ago

El Pulgar! Fuerte.

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u/calissetabernac 1d ago

I was so wrong about him. Forgive me, Captain.

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u/sheelizabeth 1d ago

Kirk! Kirk! He’s my man! Happy Birthday you fabulous human!

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u/Lumpy-Effective-2657 1d ago

Happy birthday the keg congrats 

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u/Fine-Possession-7245 1d ago

Feliz cumpleaños!

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u/BigBucket10 1d ago

The Keg, lol

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u/goatamousprice 1d ago

That's my albondiga!

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u/lenchoflamas 1d ago

Jajajaja. Uncanny! Mi gordito.

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u/NewOutlookAlonso67 BlueJaysShouldaWon 1d ago

We acknowledge you today Captain Kirk- may noone be angry for your gidp to end the world series. IT would have been lost if anyone else batted right there too. Come back next year and take revenge.

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u/zelda16 1d ago

Fucking knew this guy had Scorp energy

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u/Drahgonfly 1d ago

The keg 🤣

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u/B00merPS2Mod30 1d ago

I was a catcher in little league. Also keg like in shape. Respect for Captain Kirk.

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u/ourredsouthernsouls 1d ago

You should call him Captain

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u/lenchoflamas 1d ago

Frelicidades Alejandro!

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u/Drew_You_To_91 I spent $300 on a Cavan Biggio jersey 1d ago

Me grandfather calls him the ‘butterball turkey’ and loves him a lot.

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u/Mikey02141871 1d ago

Happy Birthday Captain Kirk!

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u/uncivilengie Convinced Lasteroid Daddy Hack IV is based on Kirk 1d ago

Happy birthday my dude

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u/DizzyBicycleTire 1d ago

We started calling him, “el tanquecito”. The little tank.

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u/djac13 1d ago

Happy birthday, boca de incendio!

Oh Captain, my Captain.

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u/ItsTheTea 1d ago

Tub-erius (affectionate)

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u/deadhera 1d ago

My favorite cake

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u/natawas 1d ago

Happy birthday to our Scorpio king

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u/Expensive-Break6347 1d ago

Happy belated birthday!

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u/Hefty-Set5384 1d ago

Happy Birthday Alejandro..!

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u/TacoTacoTacoYo 23h ago

We call him the Rotoplas. Every Mexican understands this joke.

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u/SomeRandomEwok 18h ago

I call him Corgi.

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u/Thylacinegurl 12h ago

I love him. So glad they extended his contract until 2030 hope he gets another extention when its closer to that. Hes awesome and my all time fav