The Toronto Blue Jays were leading in the seventh inning when George Springer was hit by a pitch and forced out of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners take the field in Game 6 of the ALCS. The Mariners hold a 3-2 lead in the series, and will advance to the World Series with a victory.

The Seattle Mariners defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 during Game 5 of the 2025 ALCS thanks to a game-winning grand slam from Eugenio Suárez in the eighth inning. That game puts the Mariners just one win away from their first ever World Series appearance.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider says he's optimistic George Springer will be available against the Seattle Mariners in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series in Toronto on Sunday night

Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead grand slam after Cal Raleigh's tying drive in a five-run eighth inning, giving the Seattle Mariners a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays and a 3-2 American League Championship Series lead.

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Toronto’s George Springer left Game 5 of the AL Championship Series after he was hit by the right kneecap on a 95.6 sinker from Seattle’s Bryan Woo