SEATTLE -- Toronto's George Springer, one of the most prolific hitters in postseason history, left Friday's Game 5 of the American League Championship Series after getting hit by a pitch on his right kneecap in the top of the seventh inning.
Springer, the designated hitter for the Blue Jays, sprawled on the dirt for a couple minutes after Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo hit him with a 1-1 sinker that kept riding in and hit Springer on his back leg as Springer didn't move at all in trying to avoid the pitch.