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Blue Jays' George Springer exits game with fractured toe

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Eric Himmelheber

Published 2 months ago

Toronto Blue Jays All- Star George Springer fractured his left big toe during Saturday's matchup against the Minnesota Twins after fouling the ball off his foot.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/springer-george/EFwCTpht/"]Springer[/a], 36, will undergo a CT for further testing so the team can gauge how long he'll be out for. Now, the veteran outfielder will just be one of many major injuries the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toronto-blue-jays/zcDLaZ3b/"]Blue Jays[/a] are dealing with. [/p][p][b]“The CT will confirm something in terms of a plan. I know Georgie plays through a lot all the time,”[/b] said manager John Schneider. [b]“Fingers crossed, but we’ll see what this CT says.”[/b][/p][embed guid="850bdd9c-4754-4c7b-8cb4-81f14b3baa9b" url="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/2043071364718821818?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Springer is batting a brutal .185 through 14 games this season with two home runs, six RBI, and one stolen base.[/p][p]Toronto has lost a handful of stars recently, including third baseman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barger-addison/MZrUCBL0/"]Addison Barger[/a] (10-day IL), starting pitcher [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ponce-cody/OhJmrtFC/"]Cody Ponce[/a] (15-day IL), starting catcher [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kirk-alejandro/8ApqJBel/"]Alejandro Kirk[/a] (10-day IL), and outfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/santander-anthony/Sh8gGOQf/"]Anthony Santander[/a] (60-day IL). [/p][p]Starting pitcher [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berrios-jose/zLzfvERo/"]Jose Berrios[/a] (15-day IL) is expected to begin his rehab assignment next week, while other starting pitcher Trey Yasavage is expected to make his second rehab start next week. [/p][p]The Blue Jays are 6-8 (fourth in the American League East division) after losing to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-twins/OjWW1naM/"]Twins[/a] 7-4 and now possess the second-worst run differential (-19) in the AL. [/p]

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