George Springer, a driving force atop the Toronto Blue Jays offence, appears to have avoided serious injury after exiting Game 5 of the American League Championship Series with a right knee contusion he sustained in a gruesome hit-by-pitch.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said after Friday’s 6-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners that X-rays on Springer were negative, adding that he would be surprised if the leadoff man does not play in Game 6 in Toronto, where the Blue Jays will attempt to stave off elimination.

“He’ll probably do some more testing tonight when we get home,” Schneider told reporters in Seattle. “George is about as tough as they come. I think he’ll have to really, really be hurting to not be in the lineup on Sunday.”

With the Blue Jays leading 2-1 in the seventh inning, Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo flung a 1-1 sinker that rode in on Springer and caught the designated hitter flush in his kneecap. Springer, a four-time All-Star in the midst of a career resurgence, immediately went to the ground and stayed there as Schneider and a team athletic trainer hurried to his side.

Springer, 36, eventually was helped to his feet. He limped toward first base and briefly attempted a warm-up jog, after which the Blue Jays opted to remove him from the game. Joey Loperfido pinch-ran for Springer and stayed in as the designated hitter.

Now in his 12th big-league campaign, Springer hit a career-high .309 in the regular season with 32 home runs, his most since he received down-ballot MVP votes with the Houston Astros in 2019. His success has carried into this postseason, with Springer supplying three home runs and six RBIs through nine games.

Springer, who has been consistently booed by Mariners fans throughout the ALCS, just missed hitting a fourth home run in the fifth inning on Friday. He settled for a tying, RBI double as much of the T-Mobile Park crowd continued to boo.

Two innings later, some in attendance booed him as he limped off the field and into the visiting clubhouse.

“I know this is an awesome atmosphere to play in, and it’s really, really cool to play here,” Schneider said. “And I think the fans that were booing him should take a look in the mirror and understand what kind of player he is and — I’ll stop there, because when a guy gets hit in the knee and is in obvious pain and you have 40,000 people cheering, not the right thing to do.”

According to the FS1 telecast, the impact of the baseball off Springer’s knee was hard enough that it registered on Statcast as a 55 mph batted ball.

This summer, Springer missed 16 games after he was struck in the helmet by a 96 mph pitch during a game in Baltimore.