George Springer answers boos with HR, 3 hits, leads Jays over Yanks

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Greeted by boos at Yankee Stadium, George Springer responded with the type of racket he and his Toronto Blue Jays are ready to make.

Springer hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and an RBI double, and the Blue Jays made three dazzling defensive plays to beat New York 3-0 Monday night.

Toronto is off to a 3-1 start after missing the playoffs last year despite a 91-71 record.

"I think that the world is probably a little bit behind what we thought, but we’ve always been confident in what we can do," shortstop Bo Bichette said. "We’ve known that we had an ability to make some noise for a few years internally. Obviously, we didn’t. But I think this is the first year that people are kind of on board."

Bichette made two sparkling plays, Teoscar Hernández had a great grab in right field and Alek Manoah (1-0) allowed one hit over six innings.

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Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer, right, celebrates with third base coach Luis Rivera as he runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, April 11, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

"Those little things, that’s how you win games," Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said. "They’re just kids, so they’re just going to get better little by little."

Springer remains targeted by fans for his time on the 2017 championship Houston Astros, found guilty by Major League Baseball of stealing signs with an unauthorized camera.

Fans booed Springer before and during each at-bat, and he finished a triple short of the cycle in the leadoff spot. No. 9 batter Santiago Espinal had three