Alejandro Kirk loses grip on bat and sends it flying into the dugout, shattering window in win over Nationals
Alejandro Kirk completely lost his grip on Monday night and managed to shatter a glass window inside of Nationals Park.
The Toronto Blue Jays catcher, in the fifth inning of their 3-2 win over Washington, missed on a swing and sent his bat flying behind him after letting it go accidentally. The bat went straight into the camera well in the Toronto dugout behind him and smashed a window.
Bat goes flying out of Alejandro Kirk's hands and shatters a window pic.twitter.com/kJruVOWMJA
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) July 28, 2026
Thankfully, everyone in the area was fine and the glass didn’t go flying — though the bat did go directly over MLB’s Hazel Mae’s head.
The bat that helicoptered over my head shattered the glass behind me. 👀
— Hazel Mae (@thehazelmae) July 28, 2026
(I could use a margarita😬) pic.twitter.com/xmf731ZX3V
Kirk ended up striking out in the at-bat, though the Blue Jays were up 3-1 at the time. The Nationals cut it to a one-run game in the bottom of the inning after a Andres Chaparro homer, but that was as close as they got.
Kirk did not get a hit in his three at-bats in the win. He’s holding a .224 batting average with three home runs and 12 RBI.
The win pushed Toronto up to 49-58 on the season. Veteran pitcher Max Scherzer made his return from the injured list and gave up a run and four hits in his 75 pitches on the mound, too. Scherzer, who won a World Series ring with the Nationals, received a pair of standing ovations from fans in Washington.
