Just as things were looking up for Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer, the outfielder was forced out of Friday’s game against the New York Yankees.
The 34-year-old was replaced in the Blue Jays’ lineup in the bottom of the seventh, with Davis Schneider entering to pinch hit.
The team announced that he left with a left-hand contusion but said that precautionary imaging came back negative for a fracture.
Springer was hit by a pitch in the hand/wrist area in the fifth inning by Yankees reliever Michael Tonkin. While the play resulted in an RBI, Springer was in some obvious discomfort.
He stayed in the game to run and played another two innings defensively but was pinch-hit for by Davis Schneider the next time his spot in the order came up.
Springer was 1-for-2 with an RBI single before leaving.
In Thursday’s game, Springer hit a pair of home runs against the Yankees, putting an end to a rough stretch of play for the four-time All-Star. He held a .204/.289/.327 slash line with eight home runs entering play Friday.