Blue Jays' Injury Crisis: Springer's Return Looms

0:00On April 28, the Toronto Blue Jays are in full injury crisis mode early this season, hitting both their pitching staff and now the offense hard. Key arms have been shaky outside the stars, but things got worse with Nathan Luke's, Addison Barger and Alejandro Kirk, all landing on the injured. List. I'm C, I'm Sizo. George Springer, their veteran designated hitter, has been sideline for a couple weeks with a fractured left big toe, and he's tough to replace. Earlier this week on Monday, he crushed live pitching for the first time and ran the bases smooth, saying it felt good. Fans and analysts see the impact clear as day. The Jays just got shut out five nothing by the Boston Red Sox, dropping to 12 wins and 16. Losses, just half a game from last in the American League East. After a World Series run last year, this inconsistency stings and injuries are the big culprit. Springer wasn't lighting it up before the injury, batting 185 over 14 games with two homers and six runs batted in.

1:02But last season was his best in Toronto, slashing 309 with 32 homers, 84 ribbies and 4.8 wins above. Replacement. His return looks imminent over the next week, which could spark the lineup just when they needed, but the Jays got aggrined until the whole crew heals. Up and gets back to full throttle. That's the story for today, MLB News Today, driven by AI.