Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer suffered a concussion and a shoulder sprain in Saturday’s Game 2 loss to the Seattle Mariners.
General supervisor Ross Atkins mentioned Tuesday that Springer was “recovering nicely” and was anticipated to be cleared to journey comparatively quickly.
Springer was damage when he collided with shortstop Bo Bichette as they tried to catch a blooper in shallow centre discipline.
Bichette was shaken up on the eighth-inning play however stayed in the sport.
Once he is cleared to journey, Springer will search additional consideration on his proper elbow, which induced him to skip the all-star sport in July.
“The dimension of it and the extent of it’s what’s unsure,” Atkins mentioned of Springer’s bone spur.
Seattle scored three runs on the play and added one other run in the ninth inning to win 10-9, finishing a sweep of the best-of-three American League wild-card series, Toronto’s fifth straight post-season defeat.
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Atkins mentioned there may be “nothing to be involved about long-term” concerning the accidents Springer suffered in the collision.
Springer, 33, signed a six-year, $150-million US contract with Toronto earlier than the 2021 season.
A four-time all-star and MVP of the 2017 World Series with Houston, Springer was restricted to 78 video games in 2021 due to indirect (rib cage) and quadriceps accidents and a sprained left knee.
He performed 133 regular-season contests this season, hitting .267 with 25 homers, 76 runs batted in and 14 stolen bases, however missed 10 days in August to relaxation his sore elbow.
Springer was hit by a pitch on his left wrist in the eighth inning of Toronto’s playoff opener Friday. He went down in ache however remained in the sport.
Also Tuesday, Atkins mentioned it was too quickly to announce a choice on the standing of interim supervisor John Schneider, who went 46-28 after changing Charlie Montoyo in July.
“I feel it will likely be very troublesome for us to discover higher than John Schneider,” Atkins mentioned. “But out of respect for the group, out of respect for John Schneider, I do need time to work via the method with him.”