MLB makes announcement regarding Toronto Blue Jays veteran George Springer

MLB Network's «Top 100 Players Right Now» rollout hit the 60-to-41 range on Friday, and Springer's name jumped off the page at No. 47.

The ranking reads like a reward for a real bounce-back, because Springer's 2025 line was loud: a .309 average with 32 homers, 106 runs, and a .959 OPS in 140 games.

For Toronto, it matters because the lineup looks different when Springer is getting on base and doing damage early. A top-50 shout also changes the tone around the clubhouse, it's harder to dismiss a team with an anchor like that.

Honestly, Jays fans have been waiting for that respect again, because last season felt like vintage Springer with louder contact and better decisions.

MLB's social account also made the ranking official in a post that's making the rounds, and it's the kind of clip you send to a friend with a simple «told you so.»

Springer turns 36 in September, and this is the final season of his six-year deal, so every good week in 2026 will feel a little bigger. He's set to earn $22.5 million in base salary this year, with the contract running through 2026.

What I like most is the practicality of it. If Springer keeps the OPS near last year's level, Toronto can build lineups that don't need to be perfect to score, they just need traffic and one mistake pitch.

He was the 11th overall pick in 2011, and he's been through every kind of season, hot, cold, hurt, October hero, and all of that experience shows up in at-bats that don't panic.

No. 47 doesn't win you April games, but it does underline the next step: prove 2025 wasn't a one-off, and make this last contract year feel like a push, not a goodbye.

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