5 Blue Jays' Players Recognized on MLB Insider’s Top Playoff Performances List
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The Toronto Blue Jays are coming off their best season in over 30 years, and even though it didn't end the way they wanted it to, there is plenty to be proud of both offensively and defensively. Their bats put up offensive numbers that hadn't been seen in two decades while a top arm established himself in his playoff debut.
A big part of why the Jays were so difficult to beat in 2025 was due to the fact that anyone in the hitting lineup could make an impactful play at the plate, which was seen time and time again in the playoffs.
So it should not come as any surprise that MLB insider Theo DeRosa has four hitters from Toronto inside the top seven of his playoff performers from this October: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Ernie Clement, Addison Barger and George Springer.
Joining these four, sitting inside the top five is rising star Trey Yesavage as he was easily the best weapon the Blue Jays had on their pitching staff, a nightmare for batters.
A Look at Their Playoff Performances
*Note* All of these placings for stats are amongst players who played in at least nine games during the playoffs (meaning they advanced past the divisional series).
No.2 Guerrero Jr.- By the end of the World Series, Vladdy had stepped up to the plate 73 times and finished with a slash line of .397/.494/.795 to bring his OPS to 1.289. The only part of that which didn't lead all players was his batting average, trailing only his teammate Clement.
On top of that, he led everybody in RBI (15), tied for first in home runs (8), with one less double than the leaders (Springer and Clement).
No.4 Yesavage- The 22-year-old was a strikeout machine in his postseason debut after only making his first pitch in the majors two weeks prior. When it was all said and done, he trailed only Blake Snell from the Dodgers in strikeouts after pitching seven fewer innings.
To complement his balls over the plate, he held opponents to a .188 batting average to go with a 1.05 WHIP.
No.5 Clement- There wasn't anything more that anyone could have asked of the Jays' third baseman in what was also his first playoff appearance as he led all hitters with a .411 batting average and broke multiple postseason records, including most hits (30).
No.6 Barger- Barger had an excellent regular season as he quietly helped lead the Blue Jays to an AL East title, but he excelled even further in October as the other play from their roster to post an OPS over 1.00 as he had an on-base percentage of an impressive .441 to go with his slugging percentage of .583.
No.7 Springer- Had their designated hitter not missed a couple of games with injury, it seems likely he would have been listed higher; nonetheless, his time at the plate was highly positive, as he was one of seven players to finish with double-digit RBI while slugging .552.
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— MLB (@MLB) November 2, 2025
There is really nothing but good things to say about the Jays' playoff roster, except for their heartbreaking end in an extra-inning game 7 loss, but it seems safe to say all of them will be back with a massive chip on their shoulder.
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Maddy Dickens resides in Loveland, Colorado. She grew up with two older brothers, where their lives revolved around sports. She earned a master's degree in business management from Tarleton State University while simultaneously playing basketball and competing in rodeo at the collegiate level. She successfully parlayed a reserve national championship into a professional rodeo career and now stays involved in upper-level athletics by writing for On SI on several different MLB teams' pages, along with some NCAA sites.