Delayed arrival at Blue Jays camp forces dad-to-be Alejandro Kirk out of WBC
BRADENTON, Fla. – Alejandro Kirk’s delayed arrival at Toronto Blue Jays camp as he awaits the beginning of his little one led the All-Star catcher to withdraw from Mexico’s workforce for the World Baseball Classic.
Manager John Schneider, talking after his workforce’s 9-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates of their Grapefruit League opener, described the decision as a “collective decision,” one which got here “after much talking.”
“We decided collectively probably best to not to do the WBC,” he added. “That’s the decision that he came to. As soon as the baby comes, he’s coming right to camp and he’ll be here.”
The clock basically ran out on Kirk, who at this level gained’t have sufficient time to each be taught Blue Jays pitchers, acclimate to baseball’s new guidelines, and depart camp for 10 days or extra to play for Mexico.
“And he understood that, too,” mentioned Schneider, “understanding where we are on the calendar and understanding the build up, all that stuff. It was a collective decision.”
Mexico is because of play out of Pool C within the match’s first spherical with Canada, the United States, Colombia and Great Britain.
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