Kirk sets multiple records for those born in Mexico
Tijuanense Alejandro Kirk sets multiple World Series records for players born in Mexico by giving three hits, including a home run
He Alejandro Kirk from Tijuana did history in your debut in the World Series 2025to the set multiple records for players born in Mexicoin the beating of Friday of the Toronto Blue Jays 11-4 over Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 at the Rogers Centre.
Kirk, a catcher for the Blue Jays, became the first born in Mexico to hit a home run in a Fall Classic and is also the first to produce more than one run, since his hit came with one on base.
The 26-year-old catcher reached base in his first four plate appearances, breaking the mark of three for a Mexican-born man, set by his countryman from Tijuana. Benjamin Gilwith Anaheim Angels in 2002. Kirk walked and then had two hits and his home run.
Kirk also tied Gil the record for Mexicans of hitting in his first three legal at-bats in a Fall Classic, with the difference that Alejandro is the first to hit in a single game, since Benji did it in two.
The two-time MLB All-Star Game selection is also already the all-time leader among his countrymen by scoring three runs, also another mark for a single game, as none had gone over one.
Kirk went 3 for 3 and is the first born in Mexico to do so in his first World Series game, surpassing the 2-2 mark that the Sonoran established in 2003. Karim Garcia with the New York Yankees against the Florida Marlins.
He is the first to hit three hits in the same game, surpassing the mark of two of Aurelio Rodríguez in 1981, which he did in two consecutive games with the Yankees against the Dodgers, two of Erubiel Durazo in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, two from Gil in 2002 and two from García in 2003.
Kirk tied the extra-base mark with one for Durazo and Gil, who each had doubles in 2001 and 2002, respectively.
Kirk’s historic home run came in the sixth inning with one on base and two outs, and it was against Mexican-American left-handed pitcher Anthony Banda. He received the walk from Blake Snell in the first inning, the same pitcher who allowed his two hits in the fourth and sixth innings.
With his hit and home run in the sixth inning, he also tied a World Series record for any player with two hits in a single inning.
