"Coming off consecutive poor offensive showings, Springer redefined expectations for a player in his age-35 season while leading the Blue Jays' offence last season, finishing third in wRC+ (166), behind only Shohei Ohtani (172) and Aaron Judge (204) - both MVP winners in their respective leagues. He placed seventh in AL MVP voting and captured his third-career Silver Slugger. The resurgent DH also placed second in OBP (.399), fourth in AVG (.309) - both career-highs - and fifth in SLG (.560) among major league hitters."
"On the pitching side, you could argue Gausman served that role for this team in '25. The 34-year-old led all Toronto pitchers in fWAR (4.1), pitching to a 3.59 ERA and 3.41 FIP with 189 strikeouts across 32 starts - his most as a Blue Jay. Over 13 second-half starts, the right-hander dazzled to a 2.81 ERA and 2.76 FIP with a 21.3 per cent strikeout-minus-walk rate (K-BB%)."
Local BBWAA members voted on the Toronto Blue Jays' 2025 regular-season awards, which exclude postseason performance. George Springer earned Player of the Year and Most Improved after a breakout age-35 campaign, ranking third in wRC+ (166), posting career-high OBP (.399) and AVG (.309), a .560 SLG, a 5.2 fWAR, seventh in AL MVP voting, and a third Silver Slugger. Kevin Gausman led Blue Jay pitchers with a 4.1 fWAR, a 3.59 ERA, 3.41 FIP, 189 strikeouts and strong second-half numbers. Braydon Fisher posted a 2.70 ERA, 30.7% strikeout rate in 52 relief appearances after being acquired in 2024. Ernie Clement received the John Cerutti Award.
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