Alejandro Kirk loses grip on bat and sends it flying into the dugout, shattering window in win over Nationals

Alejandro Kirk's bat just narrowly missed a camera on Monday night in Washington.Vaughn Ridley via Getty ImagesAlejandro 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, 2026Thankfully, 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. 👀 (I could use a margarita😬) pic.twitter.com/xmf731ZX3V

— Hazel Mae (@thehazelmae) July 28, 2026Kirk 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.

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>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.