ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Blue Jays’ George Springer, right, is doused with water by Myles Straw at the end of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Detroit.Â
Springer returns from Blue Jays injured list, will be available against Rangers
The 35-year-old outfielder and designated hitter hasn’t played since July 28 after he was concussed by a fastball in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Blue Jays’ George Springer, right, is doused with water by Myles Straw at the end of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Detroit.Â
The veteran player was reinstated from the seven-day injured list by the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Blue Jays on Saturday morning.
Springer will lead off ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½’s batting order against the Texas Rangers in this afternoon’s matinee at Rogers Centre.
The 35-year-old outfielder/designated hitter hasn’t played since July 28 after he was concussed by a fastball thrown by Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kade Strowd.
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Springer homered in the second of his three at-bats in his rehab start for triple-A Buffalo on Friday.
Outfielder Joey Loperfido was optioned to the minor-league Bisons in a corresponding move.
Springer was in the midst of a resurgent season when he was concussed.
He’s hitting .291 with 18 home runs, 57 runs batter in and 12 stolen bases so far this season, with a .383 on-base percentage and a .506 slugging percentage.
The 26-year-old Loperfido has been excellent for ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ this season when called up from Buffalo. He’s hitting .358 with three home runs, 10 runs batted in, and a stolen base in 30 games. He has a .409 on-base percentage and a .506 slugging percentage in the major leagues this year.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 16, 2025.
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