MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer left Saturday’s game against Minnesota in the third inning after being hit by a pitch on the left foot.
This comes four days after the the four-time All-Star came off the 10-day injured after fouling off a pitch and breaking his left big toe on April 11 in another game against the Twins.
Springer was hit by an 88 mph slider from Connor Prielipp on Saturday and immediately went to the ground in pain. After being tended to by a couple of trainers for a few minutes, Springer gingerly walked off the field and was replaced by Jesús Sánchez.
In his sixth season with Toronto, the 36-year-old Springer is hitting .212 with two home runs and seven RBIs in 66 at-bats across 18 games.
The MVP of the 2017 World Series with Houston, Springer is in the final season of a $150 million, six-year deal with the Blue Jays.
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Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer walks off the field after getting hit by a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer is tended to after getting hit by a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Matt McCarty made the start of his third round at the Cadillac Championship an adventurous one.
He missed a 12-foot birdie putt and settled for a tap-in par on the par-5 8th hole Saturday — and that was the first par of his day at Trump National Doral, after an opening seven-hole stretch that featured an eagle, four birdies and two bogeys.
He began the day with a 9-foot putt for eagle at the par-5 opening hole, and his wild beginning was underway. The rest of his opening seven holes:
— No. 2, missed 15-foot par putt, bogey.
— No. 3, made 3-foot birdie putt.
— No. 4, missed 12-foot par putt, bogey.
— No. 5, 86-yard chip stops 8 inches from hole, birdie.
— No. 6, made 6-foot birdie putt.
— No. 7, made 4-foot birdie putt.
Going back to Friday, it was actually nine consecutive holes without a par for McCarty — who finished bogey-bogey in the second round.
Even with all the everything-but-pars excitement to McCarty's round Saturday, he wasn't anywhere near close to a record for the most holes to begin a round without a par.
In the PGA Tour's ShotLink era, going back to 2004, that record belongs to Per-Ulrik Johansson — who began his first round at the 2004 Valero Texas Open with 12 consecutive non-pars. Johansson started with a birdie, then made five bogeys, then two birdies, then a bogey, then a triple-bogey, then a birdie and finally one more bogey to start his round.
McCarty started Saturday's round in 12th place, eight shots back of leader Cameron Young. His start in the third round briefly got him as high as a tie for second.
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Matt McCarty hits from the first green bunker during the first round of the Cadillac Championship PGA golf tournament Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Matt McCarty hits from the second tee during the first round of the Cadillac Championship PGA golf tournament Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Matt McCarty hits from the second tee during the third round of the Cadillac Championship PGA golf tournament Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
