"That breaks the record once held by White, who starred as the Blue Jays centerfielder during Toronto's glory days when the team won back-to-back World Series championships in 1992 and '93. Springer is now just 19 home runs shy of the all-time MLB record of 81 lead off home runs, which is held by the late-great Rickey Henderson, who, ironically, usurped White as the teams leadoff hitter in the second half of '93 when Henderson was traded to the Blue Jays."
"It's another feather in the cap for Springer who is enjoying a resurgence this season, as he entered Tuesdays game slashing .300/.391/.533 and a .925 OPS - his best mark in that category since he posted a .974 OPS in 2019. He owns a wRC+ of 157, the highest mark he's ever put up in that category and he's been worth 3.6 fWAR in his 116 games played. As the leadoff hitter, Springer has a .365 average with six home runs in 59 at-bats."
"The home run ties Springer for the most he has hit since joining Toronto, when he tallied 25 homers in 2022 - his lone All-Star season with the Blue Jays. It's also the most since he hit his career high of 39 in 2019. Springer then added a second home run later in the game to run his season total up to 26, giving the Blue Jays a 10-6 lead at the time."
George Springer hit his 23rd leadoff home run for the Toronto Blue Jays, breaking Devon White's franchise record. He added a second homer later in the game to raise his season total to 26 and gave the Blue Jays a 10-6 lead. Springer sits 19 home runs shy of Rickey Henderson's MLB record of 81 leadoff homers. The season marks a resurgence: Springer entered the game slashing .300/.391/.533 with a .925 OPS, a 157 wRC+ and 3.6 fWAR in 116 games. As the leadoff hitter he owns a .365 average with six homers in 59 at-bats and is four homers short of 30 for the season.
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