George Springer is back in the Toronto Blue Jays’ lineup.
Springer will bat leadoff as Toronto hosts the Seattle Mariners in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday night. Seattle leads the best-of-seven series 3-2.
Springer went down after a 95.6 m.p.h. two-seam fastball from Seattle reliever Bryan Woo clipped his right knee in the seventh inning of Game 5 on Friday.
“It’s pretty incredible to take 97 off your kneecap and have it come off 55 miles per hour,” laughed fellow Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho. “But we’re all glad that he’s in the lineup, feeling good. Glad it’s not broke.
“Just one of those things where it looked really bad, and so glad he’s OK.”
The Blue Jays held a 2-1 lead in Game 5 at the time of Springer’s injury but the Mariners rallied to a