The question could have been asked about a number of Blue Jays players after a magical 2025 season, but where the team would have been without a resurgent George Springer has to be right at the top of the list.

And a breakthrough season for the 36-year-old has resulted in him being named both the Blue Jays player of the year and the most improved.

Springer was a near-unanimous choice for the bigger of the two awards in voting conducted by the Toronto chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America, the results of which were announced on Wednesday.

And the most-improved player award, often given to a prospect on the rise, was a good fit as well given where Springer found himself following a dismal 2024 campaign.

In that sense, the beauty of Springer’s season is that it seemingly

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