George Springer's Toe Just Ended His Night, and the Blue Jays' Injury List Keeps Growing
George Springer's Saturday against Minnesota went from bad to worse in a hurry. The Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter fouled a ball off his left foot in the third inning but gutted it out and finished his at-bat, grounding out to third base. By the sixth, he was done. Springer left Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins with a fractured big toe, and Myles Straw took over at the plate.
This is the last thing the Blue Jays needed right now. Toronto already had nine players on the injured list coming into the game, including six pitchers. Now you can add Springer to that pile. The veteran, who is 36 and in the final year of his six-year, $150 million contract, came into Saturday hitting just .189 with two home runs and six RBIs. That's not the kind of early-season production the Blue Jays were expecting from one of their biggest names.
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It's easy to forget Springer's got plenty left in the tank. He was massive during Toronto's 2025 run to the World Series, hitting .309 with 32 homers and 89 RBIs in the regular season. He even delivered the decisive homer in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series against Seattle. This guy is a World Series MVP from his 2017 championship run with Houston. That's the kind of player you're dealing with when he's healthy.
The injury list for Toronto is getting ugly, fast. Beyond Springer, the Blue Jays have position players Anthony Santander (left shoulder), Alejandro Kirk (left thumb) and Addison Barger (left ankle) all sidelined. Mix in six injured pitchers and you're looking at a team trying to tread water.
Minnesota Making It Look Easy
The Twins, meanwhile, are rolling. Trevor Larnach hit a three-run home run and Brooks Lee added a solo shot in Minnesota's 7-4 win. Joe Ryan, the Twins right-hander, picked up his second straight victory, allowing just two runs and two hits over seven innings to improve to 2-1. Minnesota has now won five of its last six games. That's the kind of form that matters in early April.
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