If Your Birthday is November 6th...
...you share it with Alexandro Kirk . The Blue Jays catcher -- seen here in a 2024 Grapefruit League game against the Yankees in Dunedin -- missed more than two months this season with a fractured thumb that required surgery. Still, he was a ray of hope in a down year for Toronto. He belted 10 homers in 78 games and provided strong on-field leadership. And he enjoys sharing a surname with that famous fictional astronaut -- Kirk doesn't mind if you call him "Captain" and is often referred to that way by his Blue Jays teammates. Also in today's birthday circle: Adam LaRoche : The son of former big league pitcher Dave LaRoche spent a dozen seasons in the majors, playing first base for the Braves, Pirates, Diamondbacks, Nationals and White Sox. His 255 home runs are the most for anyone born on this date. John Candelaria ranks among the most prolific pitchers ever born in New York City. The Brooklyn native made his mark in Pittsburgh during the mid 1970s, highlighted...