{"id":251636,"date":"2025-10-26T00:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T00:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/251636\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T00:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T00:09:12","slug":"alejandro-kirks-height-makes-him-one-of-shortest-players-in-mlb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/251636\/","title":{"rendered":"Alejandro Kirk’s height makes him one of shortest players in MLB"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alejandro Kirk’s height makes him one of shortest players in MLB<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

People watching the World Series keep doing a double take: That Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> catcher is quite short, isn’t he?<\/p>\n

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Yep, Alejandro Kirk isn’t tall. But height just doesn’t matter as much in baseball.<\/p>\n

Kirk is a hefty fella, too, but that doesn’t matter a whole lot, either.<\/p>\n

What matters is what the hand-eye coordination can accomplish.<\/p>\n

In Game 1 of the World Series, Kirk had three hits, including a two-run home run, while also catching a stellar game.<\/p>\n

That’s all that matters.<\/p>\n

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How tall is Alejandro Kirk?<\/p>\n

Alejandro Kirk is officially listed at\u00a05-foot-8.<\/p>\n

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Who are the shortest players in MLB?<\/p>\n

There are seven players listed as shorter than Kirk’s 5-foot-8.<\/p>\n

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Angels outfielder Gustavo Campero and Astros star Jose Altuve are both 5-foot-6.<\/p>\n

Five players are 5-foot-7: Caleb Durbin, Marcus Stroman, Ozzie Albies, Ryan Bliss and Javier Sanoja.<\/p>\n

There are 13 players listed at 5-foot-8, including Kirk’s teammate Daulton Varsho:<\/p>\n

So there are other players this short.<\/p>\n

None of those guys weigh as much as Kirk’s 245 pounds, though, either.<\/p>\n

Kirk is definitely one of one.<\/p>\n

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