Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer hits a single in the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on July 26.

George Springer will be in the Buffalo Bisons’ lineup on Thursday as the team’s designated hitter.

The 35-year-old outfielder was sent there by the Blue Jays on Wednesday as part of a triple-A rehab assignment that will likely see him start in the outfield on Friday and possibly rejoin the major league club during the weekend.

Springer was in the midst of his best season since he signed as a free agent with Toronto in 2021 when he was struck in the head by Baltimore reliever Kade Stroud on July 28.

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