Overview

• After the poorest offensive year of his career in 2024, Springer delivered an MVP-caliber 2025 with a .309/.399/.560 line, a .959 OPS, 32 home runs and 84 RBI.
• Toronto clinched the AL East and enters October leaning on Springer's bat, postseason experience and leadership.
• Popkins urged him to "take the governor off" his swing, pairing a slightly wider base with a renewed intent to drive the ball.
• Springer said he had drifted from his identity as a player and credited Popkins along with assistants Lou Iannotti and Hunter Mense for the turnaround.
• He owns a .875 OPS with 19 home runs in 67 career postseason games, and coaches describe him as the team's "heartbeat" in pressure moments.