High on the list of what makes compact Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk (5 years, $58 million), remarkable is his build: officially standing five feet, eight inches, he weighs 245 pounds and looks even rounder when he squats in the batter box. How little Kirk looked like a major league ballplayer when he was discovered on a showcase circuit in Mexico—and how thoroughly Blue Jays executives and scouts had to be forewarned about his atypical body composition—came to serve as announcer Joe Davis’s leitmotif for Kirk’s at-bats, a pet anecdote that over a long series can begin to try the spectator’s patience. Thankfully, as Kirk dug in for his final plate appearance of the 2025 World Series in the home half of the eleventh with his team down a run, the moment was too big for Davis to marvel once again at the tremendous athletic diversity of professional baseball.…