Cincinnati Reds at Toronto Blue Jays

George Springer once represented the beginning of something big and new. Now here he stands at the end. It felt like the reality of this -- perhaps even the finality -- hit Springer in front of his locker before Sunday's season-ending 5-1 win. He grabbed a fistful of the white jersey hanging beside him as he talked about it. A bat signed by his teammates leaned on the chair in front of him. One of his young sons buzzed around, weaving in and out of the crowd. Six years after Springer signed the $150 million deal that announced the Blue Jays to the rest of baseball again, it’s his final day in this uniform. In the lineup in support of a vintage Max Scherzer -- who fanned seven in seven-plus innings in what might have been his final performance -- Springer went 1-for-2 against the Reds and exited to an ovation when pulled for a pinch-hitter after his single in the third inning. It was his second ovation of the day, following the warm reception he received as he stepped to the plate for his first at-bat. “It means the world to me,” Springer said. “I told \[general manager\