Toronto Blue Jays fans get very good news about George Springer

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George Springer's absence from the Toronto Blue Jays lineup may wind up being a very temporary one.

Springer was forced to leave Game 4 in the seventh inning after grabbing at his right side following a swing on a pitch from LA Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski. It was an injury that, at the time, appeared to be rather serious.

Sure enough, Springer was unavailable for the Blue Jays in Game 5, instead being replaced by Davis Schneider. Despite the absence, however, there seems to be optimism that the 36-year-old may be able to get back in for Game 6 on Friday night.

George Springer was in pain after this swing and he leaves the game pic.twitter.com/3RANtKZFIE
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) October 28, 2025

"It is not out of the question we will see George Springer tonight," MLB analyst Ken Rosenthal said shortly before Game 5. "He ran today and hit off of a velocity machine. John Schneider says he will be in the dugout, not as a decoy, but as an actual possibility to pinch hit."

An update on George Springer's injury status entering Game 5, and a shakeup tonight in the Dodgers lineup.@Ken_Rosenthal has the latest: pic.twitter.com/ySTWTMNTfg
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 29, 2025

With the Blue Jays in full control of Wednesday's game, there wound up being no reason to go to Springer. That said, Schneider seemed very optimistic about his injury timeline when speaking with reporters ahead of Game 5.

"George is feeling better," Schneider said. "He's hitting the cage today. You guys probably saw him running outside. He hit off the machine, and we're just kind of seeing how he responds from that. I think better than he expected to feel, better than we expected him to feel, which is saying a lot."

Meanwhile, USA Today MLB columnist Bob Nightengale reported later in the day on Wednesday that the Jays are optimistic Springer will indeed be ready to go by Game 6.

George Springer left out of the Blue Jays’ lineup but with an off-day Thursday, they are optimistic he’ll be back in lineup for Game 6 on Friday.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) October 29, 2025

Through 57 at-bats in the postseason, Springer is hitting .246 with four home runs and nine RBI. His biggest home run, of course, came in Game 7 of the ALCS versus the Seattle Mariners.