George Springer left The Astros for the Blue Jays
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The clutch performance of Blue Jays outfielder George Springer during this year’s postseason, which included a dramatic three-run homer in the seventh inning of Monday’s Game 7 win over the Mariners in the American League Championship Series,
Old wounds never heal, and for the Los Angeles Dodgers, no tragedy has struck them harder than learning that the Houston Astros allegedly cheated them off to win the 2017 World Series.
Three days after Mariners fans in Seattle booed George Springer after a pitch hit him on the knee, the Blue Jays star got a measure of revenge.
In his second professional game, Springer got his first hit by slugging a leadoff homer to left-center in the first inning against the Lowell Spinners on Aug. 29, 2011 before a crowd of 2,472
In Rob Dowling's 31 seasons as the head coach at Avon Old Farms, New Britain's George Springer is his first major league player.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball as Mariners' Jerry Dipoto Makes Painful George Springer Admission. The Seattle Mariners' Game 7 defeat against the Toronto Blue Jays was the kind of sports loss that can leave a sting behind for years to come.
Check out all the Houston Astros connections in this year's World Series, including former players now starring on the Blue Jays and Dodgers and one important front office executive.
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