Blue Jays' George Springer: Absent from Toronto lineup
Rotowire
Springer is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
Springer will get some rest during Wednesday's matinee after starting the previous 12 contests. The Blue Jays will give Vladimir Guerrero a start in the designated-hitter spot, while Will Wagner will cover first base.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Remains hot with homer Saturday
Rotowire
Springer went 2-for-6 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 4-3 extra-innings win against the Angels.
Springer supplied the bulk of Toronto's runs in regulation with a two-run blast to center field in the third inning. That was his fifth long ball through five games in July, and the veteran slugger has also collected multiple hits in each of those contests. The hot streak has resulted in a scorching .545 batting average (12-for-22) and 13 RBI so far this month, and with 16 homers and 53 RBI on the campaign, Springer is already approaching his totals (19 and 56, respectively) across 145 contests last season.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Two more homers Thursday
Rotowire
Springer went 3-for-4 with a pair of two-run homers and three total runs scored in Thursday's 8-5 win over the Yankees.
Springer put the Blue Jays ahead 3-1 with his first homer off Clarke Schmidt in the third inning before extending the lead to 8-5 in the eighth with a 421-foot blast off Luke Weaver. Springer has been on a tear, going 8-for-12 with four homers and 11 RBI in his last three games. Overall, the 35-year-old veteran is slashing .281/.378/.513 with 15 homers, 51 RBI, 49 runs scored and 10 steals across 321 plate appearances this season.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Career-best seven RBI
Rotowire
Springer went 3-for-4 with a walk, two home runs and seven RBI in Tuesday's 12-5 win over the Yankees.
The Connecticut-born outfielder provided plenty of fireworks for the Blue Jays on Canada Day, setting a new career high in RBI and launching a solo homer off Max Fried in the fourth inning and a grand slam off Luke Weaver in the seventh. Springer continued a hot streak that began in late June, and over his last 10 games he's batting .457 (16-for-35) with three homers, two steals, nine runs and 15 RBI.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Expected to play Tuesday
Rotowire
Manager John Schneider said after Monday's 5-4 win over the Yankees that Springer (undisclosed) is expected to be fine for Tuesday's game against New York, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Springer was injured on a slide into third base in the bottom of the sixth inning Monday and was promptly removed from the game in the top of the seventh, but it sounds like it was more for precautionary reasons. Springer has avoided a serious injury and isn't expected to require any further testing. The veteran outfielder is slashing .263/.360/.459 with 11 home runs, 40 RBI, 42 runs scored and nine stolen bases across 305 plate appearances this season.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Exits with apparent injury
Rotowire
Springer (undisclosed) was removed from Monday night's game against the Yankees with an apparent injury, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Springer was thrown out at third base on an RBI single from Vladimir Guerrero in the bottom of the sixth inning. On the play, Springer appeared to slide hard into Jazz Chisholm. Springer was replaced in the top of the seventh, as Andres Gimenez entered at second base, with Davis Schneider moving to left field and Nathan Lukes taking over for Springer in right. Prior to leaving, Springer was 0-for-2 at the plate with one walk. Springer should be considered day-to-day for now.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Three more hits Friday
Rotowire
Springer went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base in Friday's win over the Red Sox.
The 35-year-old outfielder extended his hitting streak to six games, a stretch in which he's gone 12-for-23 (.522) with a homer, two steals, seven runs and eight RBI. Springer's heater has boosted his OPS on the season to .832 -- which would be his best mark since 2021, his first year with Toronto.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Swipes eighth bag
Rotowire
Springer went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Guardians.
The steal was his eighth of the season but his first in over a month, as he hadn't even attempted a stolen base since May 21. Springer's heating up again at the plate, rapping out nine hits in the last five games. Through 20 contests in June, he's slashing .268/.316/.437 with three homers, 10 runs and 15 RBI.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Sitting out day game
Rotowire
Springer is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Cleveland.
Springer is receiving a breather after starting each of the first two games of the series. Bo Bichette is getting a day in the designated-hitter spot, while Ernie Clement slides in at shortstop.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Resting up Sunday
Rotowire
Springer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Springer appears to be getting some routine maintenance after he started each of the Blue Jays' previous five games. His absence from the lineup frees up the designated hitter spot for Vladimir Guerrero.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Out of Sunday's lineup
Rotowire
Springer is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Springer had started the previous 17 contests but will receive Sunday off after going 0-for-8 in the first two games of the series. Will Robertson is making his MLB debut in right field Sunday for Toronto.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Goes yard again Saturday
Rotowire
Springer went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Twins.
The 35-year-old played hero by taking Griffin Jax deep in the eighth inning to put the Blue Jays in front 4-3, before the teams traded runs in the ninth. Springer is up to 10 homers on the season, with half of them coming in the last nine games -- a stretch in which he's batting .281 (9-for-32) with nine RBI and 10 runs scored.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Socks ninth homer
Rotowire
Springer went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Twins.
The veteran outfielder took Bailey Ober deep in the sixth inning, a no-doubter to left-center field that traveled 435 feet. Springer has started four straight games since Andres Gimenez returned from the IL, three at DH and one in right field, but his playing time figures to take a slight hit at some point as manager John Schneider also tries to find room for the red-hot Addison Barger and Ernie Clement in a suddenly crowded Blue Jays lineup. Springer's recent power binge should help keep him in the lineup -- over his last eight games, he's batting .276 (8-for-29) with four of his nine homers on the season.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Goes yard twice Saturday
Rotowire
Springer went 2-for-3 with a walk, two solo home runs and a third run scored in Saturday's 8-7 win over the A's.
Both blasts came off Gunnar Hoglund, with Springer taking the rookie right-hander deep in the third and fifth innings. The 35-year-old outfielder is up to eight homers on the season, including three in the last three games as he emerges from a slump that had seen him slash .098/.260/.171 with zero RBI over his prior 14 contests.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Homers in lopsided win
Rotowire
Springer went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's 12-0 win over the A's.
Springer launched Toronto's fourth homer of the game in just the third inning Thursday, a 376-foot shot off Anthony Maldonado to extend the Jays' lead to 11-0. It's the sixth home run this season for Springer, who'd gone just 1-for-15 in his previous six contests. Still, it's been a strong bounce-back campaign thus far for the veteran outfielder -- Springer's slashing .250/.367/.445 with 26 runs scored, 19 RBI and seven stolen bases across 196 plate appearances.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: On bench Monday
Rotowire
Springer isn't part of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.
Springer is in the midst of a slump, going 2-for-29 at the plate over his last 10 games. He'll get the day off Monday as Anthony Santander fills in at right field and bats fifth.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Getting breather Thursday
Rotowire
Springer is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Padres.
Springer had two hits in Wednesday's win over the Padres but before that had been in an 0-for-15 rut at the dish. He'll get a breather in the series finale while Nathan Lukes patrols right field for the Blue Jays.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Swipes seventh bag
Rotowire
Springer went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Padres.
The 35-year-old outfielder snapped a 1-for-22 slump over his prior seven games with the performance. Despite that stumble, Springer is having a remarkable bounce-back campaign after a rough 2024 -- his .374 OBP would be his best mark since 2019, and with seven steals in 45 contests, he's on pace to top the career-high 20 bags he pilfered in 2023.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Not in Sunday's lineup
Rotowire
Springer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Springer started the previous 14 games, and he'll receive Sunday off after posting a .196/.328/.431 slash line with three doubles and three homers during that stretch. Jonatan Clase and Nathan Lukes will start in the corner outfield spots while Anthony Santander (hip) returns to the lineup as the designated hitter.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' George Springer: Smacks homer in win
Rotowire
Springer went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run, a double and two total runs scored in Sunday's 9-1 win over the Mariners.
Springer is up to five homers on the year, three of which he's launched over nine games in May. He's batting .273 (9-for-33) this month. Overall, he's hitting .297 with a .921 OPS, 18 RBI, 21 runs scored and six stolen bases over 37 contests. Springer continues to see steady playing time between designated hitter and the corner outfield spots.
