"Over the 2023 and 2024 seasons, the fearsomeness that had defined Springer's career vanished. And yet he balked at the idea that numbers would define him. He still believed greatness existed within, and any hope at a resurgence necessitated him being his truest self. Which is why every day when the music in the Toronto Blue Jays' clubhouse thumped through the speakers, Springer would start to dance."
""There has to be a lightheartedness about the day," Springer said. "It doesn't matter how you're doing. I've kind of always been that way. When things are not going the way, you want 'em to, you tend to try to find and search for things that aren't there." Gone, in this instance, was the power that defined Springer's game and the dynamism that made him a four-time All-Star. The quest to find them tested Springer's fortitude and made the 2025 season that much more fulfilling."
George Springer endured a sharp decline in 2023 and 2024 as the power and dynamism that once defined him faded. He resisted letting statistics determine his identity and pursued a personal resurgence by staying true to himself and maintaining a lighthearted clubhouse presence. Springer set clear goals: return the Blue Jays to the playoffs, win another championship, and celebrate with unconventional fun. The 36-year-old emerged as a key leader in 2025, batting leadoff and serving as designated hitter as Toronto prepared to open its American League Division Series against the New York Yankees.
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