Has this surprising veteran locked up the Blue Jays 2025 MVP award?

Entering the 2025 MLB season, the Toronto Blue Jays knew that if they were to have any success in bouncing back from a disappointing 2024 campaign, they would need their stars to rise to the occasion. Many looked towards the likes of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, new acquisition Anthony Santander and Kevin Gausman to lead the way.

However, it has certainly come as a surprise that a revitalized George Springer has taken the charge in leading the revitalization of the Blue Jays. In doing so, the savvy veteran appears to be the runaway favourite to be the Blue Jays MVP of the 2025 season. 

Has this surprising veteran locked up the Blue Jays 2025 MVP award?

One has to remember that this is the same Springer that many thought was heading towards a decline after a down season last year. But instead of following the regression curve, the just-turned 36-year-old outfielder made it look like an outlier instead with a monstrous 2025 campaign.

This year, Springer had been on the forefront of the Jays’ offensive attack. In fact, he is currently hitting a career-high .304, along with an elite .944 OPS, 101 runs scored, 23 doubles, 30 home runs and 79 RBIs in 132 games played to date. Springer hasn’t slowed down, literally in more ways than one, as he has also gone 16-for-16 in stolen bases on the year.

More significantly, take a look at some of these numbers in terms of what the star veteran has accomplished during the second half of the 2025 season. Since the All-Star Break, Springer ranks first in the league in on-base percentage (.454), slugging percentage (.656), OPS (1.110), and second in the MLB in batting average (.369) and runs scored (47), courtesy of Blue Jays Today. So much for tiring out over the grind of a 162-game schedule.

In addition, Springer has been consistently producing even when his teammates were struggling. Just take for instance the Jays unfathomable 20-1 blowout in the hands of the Kansas City Royals on Friday. Guess who still managed to produce in such conditions? Birthday boy Springer would have two of the Jays’ three hits in the game, including a home run for their only run of the game. 

As for how important Springer was for the team’s success this season? Toronto only went 13-9 in games this season without the star outfielder. On top of that, their overall offense just didn’t look the same when Springer was out with his head injury between the end of July to mid-August.

As a result, without any question Springer has been the most valuable player for the Jays this year. So if Toronto were to have any potential success in the postseason, the 36-year-old rejuvenated veteran will need to be there.