Overview

• Alejandro Kirk’s single off San Diego left-hander Adrián Morejón in the seventh inning made him the first Mexican-born player to record a hit in an All-Star Game since Roberto Ávila in 1954.
• Childhood friend Jonathan Aranda followed with a hit in his next at-bat, creating the first back-to-back Mexican hits in the midsummer exhibition.
• Kirk, batting .303 for the Toronto Blue Jays and ranking sixth in the American League, also caught Andrés Muñoz in the eighth under MLB’s new automated ball-strike system and praised its smooth integration.
• Four Mexican-born players—Kirk, Aranda, Andrés Muñoz and Randy Arozarena—shared the field simultaneously in the eighth inning, marking a first for the All-Star Game.
• The milestones fulfilled lifelong dreams for Kirk and Aranda and highlighted a broader resurgence of Mexican talent in Major League Baseball.