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Toronto Blue Jays' Veteran Moving Up All-Time Team List in First Season with Organization

After a lengthy career in Tampa Bay, veteran outfielder Kevin Kiermaier is making a big impact in Toronto with the Blue Jays.

Brady Farkas

Toronto Blue Jays' Veteran Moving Up All-Time Team List in First Season with Organization
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As the Toronto Blue Jays chase their second consecutive playoff berth, they are getting an impressive contribution from veteran outfielder Kevin Kiermaier.

The outfielder who is usually more known for his glove, had made a historic contribution to the Jays this year with his bat.

Per @StatsCentre on social media:

Most extra base hits in a season when batting 9th in the order - @BlueJays franchise history: 

35- Alfredo Griffin (1983) 

31- Alex Gonzalez (1998) 

29- Tony Fernandez (1985) 

28- Griffin (1982) 

26- Kevin Kiermaier (2023 via his home run in today's win vs KCR) 

25- Junior Felix (1990)

The 33-year-old is hitting .274 for Toronto this season with a .332 on-base percentage. He's popped eight home runs and driven in 34 while stealing 13 bases. He's played in 112 games this year and is on track to play his most games since playing 129 back in 2019.

He signed a one-year deal this past offseason after spending 10 years with the Tampa Bay Rays. Lifetime, he's a .250 hitter with 90 homers and 350 RBI. He's stolen 125 career bases and is a three-time Gold Glove winner.

The Blue Jays have won eight of their last 10 games and enter play on Monday at 80-63. They've moved ahead of the Seattle Mariners and now own the second wild card spot in the American League.

The Blue Jays will start a massive series with the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Texas is 0.5 games out of the wild card race and is 1.5 behind Toronto.

First pitch on Monday is at 7:07 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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