"George Springer walked away with a Silver Slugger award, as announced live and exclusively on The Baseball Insiders YouTube channel. Springer took home the award for his production as a Designated Hitter in 2025, and was completely deserving of the honour. However, there was another Blue Jay who appeared to be a lock for a different award, but got beat out completely unexpectedly."
"Alejandro Kirk has been widely regarded as one of the best defensive catchers in the game for the last few seasons, but has yet to take home a Gold Glove award for his efforts and that will continue this season. Even though in 2025 almost all of his metrics placed him far above his competition, the voters determined that rookie Dillon Dingler of the Tigers should be awarded this year's GG."
The Toronto Blue Jays fell short of a third Commissioners Trophy in 2025, but several players earned individual recognition. George Springer won a Silver Slugger as the team's designated hitter for his 2025 production. Alejandro Kirk ranked at or near the top of AL catchers in key defensive metrics, including Blocks Above Average (21), Catcher Blocking Runs (5), Catcher Framing Runs (16), Fielding Run Value (22), and Defensive Runs Saved (9). Despite those numbers, voters awarded the Gold Glove to rookie Dillon Dingler, who posted high percentile marks in multiple Statcast categories.
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