Is Opening Day really just six days away?

When George Springer bounced across home plate and broke into the long choreography of handshakes and high fives, he looked like a man who missed these moments.

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One lazy morning in February, the Blue Jays, still bundled in hoodies, were running through an infield drill.

With Spring Training reaching the home stretch, teams are beginning the process of finalizing their Opening Day rosters.

Star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays did not reach an agreement on a contract extension before the slugger's Feb. 18 deadline, but that hasn't dimmed team president Mark Shapiro's optimism that they will eventually come to terms on a deal.

This story was excerpted from Keegan Matheson’s Blue Jays Beat newsletter.