It would take more than a bruised knee to keep George Springer out of the Blue Jays lineup for Game 6 of the ALCS.

In fact, the one-time World Series MVP made the point emphatically to manager John Schneider on Saturday and Sunday, leading to Springer’s return as the designated hitter for the pivotal contest .

“The conversation was actually pretty quick,” Schneider said Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre. “I think he was relieved when he got the X-ray and CT (scan) back showing that he was good. He was in really good spirits on Saturday.”

Still, there were a series of conversations between manager and player that have become typical of Springer’s drive to do everything to help his team .

On Saturday, after doing some running and other drills at Rogers Centre, he told Schneider t

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