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George Springer Re-Writes Multiple Record Books with Big Day on Tuesday

Springer hit the 100th home run of his Toronto Blue Jays career in a 12-5 win over the New York Yankees, but he also made some special team history.
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Toronto Blue Jays right fielder George Springer (4) hits a two run single against the New York Yankees during the eighth inning at Rogers Centre on June 1.
Toronto Blue Jays right fielder George Springer (4) hits a two run single against the New York Yankees during the eighth inning at Rogers Centre on June 1. | Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images

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Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer hit the 100th home run of his Jays career on Tuesday, but he also re-wrote the franchise record books.

He went 3-for-4 with two home runs and seven RBIs in the 12-5 victory over the New York Yankees, which moved Toronto to 47-38.

Per @StatsCentre:

(Related) Most career grand slams hit by a player in #BlueJays franchise history:
9- Delgado
7- George Bell
6- Encarnacion
5- Wells
5- Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
5- Guerrero Jr.
4- Springer (Via the 9th of his career earlier on today)
4- Carter
4- Darrin Fletcher
3- Fifteen others tied

And this one:

Most career multi-home run performances in games played at home - Player with the @BlueJays franchise (1977-present):
15- Jose Bautista
13- Edwin Encarnacion
12- Carlos Delgado
12- Vernon Wells
10- George Springer (Via 2 in today's 12-5 win against the Yankees)
10- Jesse Barfield

Springer is now hitting .270 for the season with 13 homers and 47 RBIs. The 35-year-old is in the fifth year of a six-year deal that was signed before the 2021 season. He helped lead the Jays to the playoffs in 2022 and 2023, but the team failed to win even a single playoff game in those years.

Toronto is currently in the No. 1 position for the American League wild card as they look to make the playoffs this season. They only trail the Yankees by one game in the American League East.

The Jays and Yankees will play again on Wednesday night with first pitch coming at 7:07 p.m. ET. Jose Berrios will take the ball for Toronto against right-hander Will Warren.

Berrios is 4-3 with a 3.26 ERA on the season.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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