TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays put designated hitter George Springer on the 10-day injured list Sunday because of a fractured left big toe and selected Eloy Jiménez from Triple-A Buffalo.
Springer fouled a ball off his foot in the third inning of Saturday’s 7-4 loss to Minnesota. He finished the at-bat, but was replaced by Myles Straw in the sixth.
Springer went 0 for 1 with a walk and scored a run Saturday. He’s batting .185 with two homers and six RBIs in 14 games.
Springer was a big part of Toronto’s run to the 2025 World Series, hitting .309 with 32 homers and 89 RBIs in the regular season. He also hit the decisive homer in Game 7 of the ALCS against Seattle.
The MVP of the 2017 World Series with Houston, Springer is in the final season of a six-year, $150 million deal with the Blue Jays.
A Silver Slugger with the White Sox in 2020, Jiménez joined the Blue Jays organization on a minor league contract last August but has yet to play for Toronto. An outfielder and first baseman, he hit .257 with one homer and five RBIs in 11 games at Buffalo this season.
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Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer falls to the ground after taking a foul ball off his foot while playing against the Minnesota Twins during third-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Tottenham's Premier League survival fight took another blow on Sunday after a 1-0 loss to Sunderland that left the London club rooted in the relegation zone.
In coach Roberto De Zerbi's first game in charge, Spurs fell to a 16th league loss of the season. Its 14-game winless run in the league dates back to Jan. 1.
Nordi Mukiele's deflected shot sealed the game at the Stadium of Light and plunged Tottenham’s campaign deeper into crisis.
Tottenham is two points adrift of safety with six games to go. Its plight wasn't helped by relegation-fighting Nottingham Forest drawing 1-1 with Aston Villa.
Crystal Palace came back from 1-0 down to beat Newcastle 2-1 at Selhurst Park.
Second-placed Manchester City played at Chelsea later Sunday.
The numbers just keep on getting worse for Tottenham.
Now on its third coach of the season, it’s more than three months since its last league win and just one point from a possible 24. This was a seventh defeat in eight games.
If the hope was that De Zerbi would provide an immediate bounce in form after replacing Igor Tudor, it didn't come in a typically toothless display at Sunderland.
While the new coach could point to bad luck, given the nature of Mukiele's 61st-minute winner, which took a wicked deflection off Micky van de Ven, his team rarely looked like finding a way back into the match — even during 11 minutes of added time at the end.
Next up for Spurs in De Zerbi's former club Brighton.
Forest moved three points clear of Spurs after a draw at the City Ground. Neco Williams' long-range shot leveled the game after a Murillo own goal gave Villa the lead.
Jean-Philippe Mateta saw a January move to AC Milan fall through on deadline day and is now having a big say in Palace's bid to end the season on a high.
The France forward scored in Thursday's Europa Conference League win against Fiorentina and hit a double as Palace came back against Newcastle.
Two late goals turned the game at Selhurst Park after William Osula had given Newcastle a halftime lead.
Mateta leveled in the 80th and then fired a winner from the penalty spot in the fourth minute of added time.
Palace leapfrogged Newcastle on goal difference to move up to 13th.
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Nottingham Forest's Neco Williams celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa, in Nottingham, England, Sunday April 12, 2026. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta (right) celebrates scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Newcastle United in London., Sunday April 12, 2026. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
Sunderland's Nordi Mukiele, centre, scores his side's first goal of the game during the Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur, in Sunderland, England, Sunday April 12, 2026. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
Tottenham Hotspur's Cristian Romero reacts after colliding with his team mate Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky during the Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur, in Sunderland, England, Sunday April 12, 2026. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi during the Premier League match between Tottenham and Sunderland, at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, Sunday April 12, 2026. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
