Blue Jays' George Springer: Not in Wednesday's lineup
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Springer is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Springer is getting the night off after starting in both of the last two contests and four of the last five. Nathan Lukes will cover right field and bat second for the Blue Jays.
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Blue Jays' George Springer: Not in lineup
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Springer is absent from the lineup for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay.
Springer will get his third day off in the last seven contests as the Blue Jays get a look at some of their younger outfielders. Joey Loperfido, Jonatan Clase and Nathan Lukes will patrol the outfield for Toronto on Sunday.
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Blue Jays' George Springer: Getting afternoon off
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Springer is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.
Springer will get a breather Thursday while the Blue Jays wrap up their series in Texas with a day game after a night game. Nathan Lukes will cover Springer's usual spot in right field and will bat leadoff.
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Blue Jays' George Springer: Sitting Sunday
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Springer is absent from Sunday's lineup against St. Louis.
Springer will begin Sunday's game on the bench after going 0-for-5 with two strikeouts in the Blue Jays' 7-2 win over the Cardinals on Saturday. Addison Barger will start in right field and bat sixth against St. Louis right-hander Miles Mikolas.
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Blue Jays' George Springer: Idle Saturday
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Springer isn't in the Blue Jays' lineup Saturday versus Atlanta.
Springer will get a chance to rest Saturday after going 1-for-5 with a strikeout during a loss in Friday's series opener. Nathan Lukes will fill the void in right field and bat leadoff.
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Blue Jays' George Springer: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Springer is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Springer is mired in a 3-for-29 slump and will hit the bench for Sunday's series finale in Minnesota. Addison Barger is starting in left field and batting cleanup for Toronto.
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Blue Jays' George Springer: Sitting down Friday
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Springer isn't in Toronto's lineup for Friday's game versus the Twins.
After going 2-for-14 with a homer and three RBI during the Blue Jays' four-game series against Boston, Springer will take a seat for Friday's series opener in Minneapolis. Addison Barger will patrol right field while Springer rests, moving Ernie Clement to third base and opening up shortstop for Leo Jimenez.
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Blue Jays' George Springer: Belts homer in win
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Springer went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and a walk in Monday's win over Boston.
Springer put the Blue Jays on the board with his three-run shot during the team's five-run fifth inning. He's gone deep four times in his last six contests after hitting just one homer over his previous 24 appearances. Springer bumped his slash line up to .222/.303/.392 with 54 RBI and 38 extra-base hits over 511 plate appearances.
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Blue Jays' George Springer: Resting Saturday
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Springer isn't in Toronto's lineup for Saturday's game versus the Angels.
After going 0-for-8 with an RBI and two strikeouts through the first two games of the series, Springer will get Saturday off to regroup. Addison Barger will fill the void in right field and bat seventh.
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Blue Jays' George Springer: Goes yard again Wednesday
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Springer went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 11-7 loss to the Reds.
The veteran outfielder drove the second pitch he saw from Nick Martinez just over the wall in left field, giving Springer the 60th leadoff homer of his career. He's gone yard three times in the last two contests as part of a six-game hitting streak, but hot streaks have been rare for Springer in 2024 -- on the season, he's slashing just .223/.304/.387 with 17 home runs, 13 steals, 50 RBI and 62 runs.
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Blue Jays' George Springer: Homers twice vs. Reds
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Springer went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and three total RBI in Tuesday's 10-3 win over Cincinnati.
Springer extended Toronto's lead to 4-1 in the second inning with a two-run homer off Carson Spiers before adding a solo shot in the fifth. The 34-year-old Springer had just one home run in 24 games coming into Tuesday -- he'd gone just 17-for-94 (.181) with a .508 OPS in that span. Overall, Springer's slashing .222/.301/.381 with 16 homers, 49 RBI, 61 runs scored and 13 steals across 489 plate appearances this season.
Springer is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.
Springer will sit for the series opener after going 2-for-12 with one home run and three RBI in the Blue Jays' three-game weekend series against the Athletics. Steward Berroa is starting in right field and batting ninth against Angels right-hander Davis Daniel.
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Blue Jays' George Springer: Hits leadoff homer in win
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Springer went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-1 win over the Athletics.
Springer hit his 59th career leadoff home run to give the Blue Jays the early lead. It was the 34-year-old's first long ball since a two-homer game July 21, and he has gone just 4-for-27 at the plate so far in August. On the season, he is hitting .224 with 14 home runs, 42 RBI, 56 runs scored and 13 steals across 448 plate appearances.
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Blue Jays' George Springer: Getting rest in series finale
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Springer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Springer will hit the bench for the series finale after going 1-for-8 with one walk and one run in the first two games in The Bronx. Addison Barger will fill in for Springer in right field.
Blue Jays' George Springer: On base five times in twin bill
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Springer went 2-for-7 with three walks, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base across both games of Monday's doubleheader split with the Orioles.
The veteran outfielder was busiest in the nightcap, reaching base four times and swiping his 13th bag of the season in an 8-4 win. Springer is slashing .273/.340/.511 through 23 games in July with five homers, five steals, 16 RBI and 17 runs -- a stunning turnaround considering he entered the month with a .644 OPS.
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Blue Jays' George Springer: Sitting for series finale
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Springer is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Rangers.
Springer will get a breather Sunday after going 3-for-10 with two stolen bases and two runs scored in the first two games of the series. Since the beginning of July, Springer is slashing .272/.322/.531 with five home runs, 15 RBI and 15 runs scored across 87 plate appearances. Addison Barger will start in right field and bat seventh against Rangers right-hander Jon Gray.
