TORONTO — At the same time as Max Scherzer addressed the media outside the clubhouse after becoming the 13th Toronto Blue Jays player on the injured list, George Springer began to run the bases on the field, inching closer to a return.

The mixed news on Monday, with Chase Lee recalled from triple-A Buffalo, extended the ongoing roster churn that’s marked the beginning of the 2026 season, although one that’s also moving to normalcy.

On Tuesday, Trey Yesavage will become the first of the club’s injured players to return when he starts against the Boston Red Sox, and Springer may very well be next.

The 36-year-old, out since fracturing his left big toe on April 11, took his first live at-bats since the injury against double-A lefty Mason Olson and then simulated several baserunning scenarios under the watchful eyes of head trainer Jose Ministral and strength and conditioning coach Scott Weberg. 

Once done, he plopped himself down on the dugout bench, and when asked how things went, he........

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