LOS ANGELES—It’s possible that Will Smith is still the most hated man in this city. The actor who slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, not the Dodgers catcher.

But as a now and then — mostly then — George Springer will do just boo-fine.

There were great crashing waves of boo breaking over his head every time the Blue Jays designated hitter came to the plate in Game 3 of the World Series.

It slid off his shoulders like a silk scarf. Didn’t annoy one bit.

What did inflict a hunk of hurt however — enough for the redoubtable Springer to take himself out of the proceedings during his fourth at-bat, leading off the seventh inning — was the harm seemingly caused by his first-pitch swing on a foul ball.

Something was deeply wrong. Springer knew it immediately, summoning a trainer from the To

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