George Springer

Cleveland Guardian Nick Sandlin departed yesterday's win over the Rays with right upper arm tightness, reported by Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal.

[George Springer](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/springe01.shtml) was carted off the field in yesterday’s game following a collision with shortstop [Bo Bichette](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bichebo01.shtml) in the eighth inning. Springer has had another successful year, slashing .267/.342/.472 en route to his fourth All-Star game appearance while playing slightly above average defense in center, earning one Outs Above Average. Blue Jays interim manager John Schneider said in his postgame conference that the All-Star center fielder, [who signed a six-year, $150M contract with the Jays prior to the 2021 season](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/01/blue-jays-sign-george-springer.html), was “doing ok” and that Springer was going to “be evaluated for a couple of different things,” per [Julia Kreuz of MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/news/george-springer-exits-injured-in-al-wild-card-game-2). Sandlin has a small history of shoulder problems, missing the last month of the 2021 season with a right shoulder strain, but it is unclear of the exact nature of his new ailment If he is unable to return to the field, right-handed He has been particularly tough on right-handed hitters, holding them to a measly .149/.265/.238 line.

Springer was injured when tracking down a potential fly ball from Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford as Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette raced out of the infield ...

“I was praying to the baseball gods to just let that ball sit and running to first base,” said Crawford on his view of the collision. Teammates checked on Springer as the Blue Jays training staff came out to him. At that point you’re still trying to navigate through the rest of the game.” Seen him for years in Houston and competed against him.” Springer was injured when tracking down a potential fly ball from Mariners shortstop J.P. They clipped each other in shallow centre field and the ball fell to the ground for a double, allowing the Mariners to tie the game 9-9.

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette was running real hard on Saturday night. ADVERTISEMENT. Too hard, it seemed. In the top of the eighth inning of ...

He had a lot of passion and energy. He was put in a spot as a rookie manager, a young manager to meet a team with World Series aspirations, and he did a good job,” Bichette added. “He’s meant a lot, especially going down this stretch,” Bichette said of Springer. “I had no chance to slow down or look and he had no chance to do it either. “He really steps up and he was one of the few people here that had been in these situations before. It sucked.”

Toronto Blue Jays center fielder George Springer was carted off the field after he collided with shortstop Bo Bichette in the eighth inning of their playoff ...

He went down in pain, but remained in the game. He was hit by a pitch on his left wrist in the eighth in the playoff opener. Springer and Bichette went hard after the ball, but it landed as the two collided.