
Springer soaks up Canada Day vibes at the plate with 2 home runs, 7 RBIs
TORONTO — American George Springer continued to feel good vibrations playing for the Toronto Blue Jays on Canada Day.
The 35-year-old outfielder drove in a career-high seven runs with a solo homer to left field in the fourth, a grand slam to left centre in the seventh, and a two-run single up the middle in the eighth to lift the Blue Jays to a 12-5 win against the New York Yankees on Tuesday.
Canada’s only Major League Baseball club put on quite the pre-game show to celebrate this country’s 158th birthday, and the ceremony touched many of the Blue Jays, including Springer.
Manager John Schneider caught the ceremonial pitch. The entire team joined Canadian armed servicemen and women, holding a gigantic Canadian flag that covered the outfield at Rogers Centre.