Hours before Monday's game against the Chicago White Sox, Blue Jays center fielder T.J. Slaton Jersey George Springer tested his left knee sprain in the outfield. He started stretching, built up to , then eventually marched towards home plate and grabbed a bat.Sporting a bulky knee brace under his pants, the 31-year-old eventually took about half a dozen swings during live batting practice against reliever Joakim Soria, who is also "close" to returning.The se sion was closely supervised by manager Charlie Montoyo, who met with the media afterwards."He feels really good, which is a great Green Bay Packers Jackets sign. You can see the smile, and that means he feels good," said Montoyo, who added that Springer also took cuts off a pitching machine after the live BP."I don't want to speculate because it's day-to-day" Montoyo said when asked if Springer will return when eligible on Wednesday. "And we'll see how he feels tomorrow, because he's doing a lot of stuff today.Scroll Whitney Mercilus Jersey to Continue"We've done okay without Springer before, but we do really good with him in the lineup. That's a fact. Everybody's watching, everybody's hoping he gets healthy and comes back to our lineup, for sure." Springer's been out since August 14when he suffered the knee sprain jumping for a fly ball in Seattle Dominique Dafney Jersey but Monday represented significant progre s in his return to action.Other injury updatesInfielder/outfielder Cavan Biggio injured his arm diving for a ball with the Triple A Buffalo Bisons on Friday. The extent of the injury is unknown at the moment, but Biggio will undergo imaging to find out more. Per , he'll be out for a " Ray Wilborn Jersey little bit" while his arm is examined.As mentioned before, Soria threw live batting practice to Springer. He's "close" to a return, per Montoyo, and will be evaluated on Tuesday.Catcher Danny Jansen caught the Springer-Soria live BP se sion Monday. He's expected to start a rehab a signment Tuesday, per , as he works back from a hamstring strain.