Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer (4) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Seattle Mariners during seventh inning MLB American League Championship Series game 7 baseball action in Toronto, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Photo by Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS

He is a hero in Toronto and throughout Canada for his ALCS heroics and George Springer may retain that status for as long as there is Blue Jays baseball. Article content

In Los Angeles? Not so much. Article content Article content

In fact, as much vile hatred as Seattle fans spewed Springer’s way in Games 3 through 5 at T-Mobile Park – including cheering when he left Game 5 due to a knee injury – there is no love lost for the Jays leadoff man in Los Angeles.

Springer, of course, had probably the greatest mom

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