Even after suffering a serious injury, George Springer was doing everything he could to motivate his fans and teammates. It was a reminder of how vital he is to the Blue Jays. (ByDavidSingh)
The Blue Jays outfielder had just been involved in a very scary collision with shortstop, remained on the ground for minutes and had to be helped onto a medical cart. As it was being driven toward the open gate in the left field corner, Springer realized he was being shown on the video board and raised his right arm repeatedly, encouraging anxious fans to make noise while at the same time showing them he was OK.
“Reliving it and mapping it out, yeah, I think it was the play in the eighth inning that fell in centre probably changed the momentum, for sure,” said Blue Jays manager John Schneider. “Once the run scored and time was called, I saw [Springer] still on the ground,” Chapman said. “George is obviously very banged up and same with Bo. You never want to see that happen in the playoffs. You know, everybody’s going as hard as they can to try to make plays, try to make outs. It’s a huge situation. We catch the ball and who knows? We might not be talking right now."
Following the loss, Schneider said that Springer shared some encouraging words with his teammates in the Blue Jays clubhouse. Chapman was asked about that and said Springer’s messaging was positive.
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