George Springer hints that his Toronto Blue Jays career might be over

Well, it wasn't the Toronto Blue Jays season many fans had hoped for.

The team was officially eliminated from postseason contention following Wednesday's doubleheader loss to the Baltimore Orioles, becoming the first team since the 2023 Texas Rangers to miss the playoffs after reaching the World Series the previous year.

Toronto has one more home series this weekend before its offseason begins, and it could be the last for Blue Jays fan favourite George Springer.

Springer is in the final year of the six-year, $150 million deal he signed with Toronto ahead of the 2021 season and is one of several Blue Jays who will become a free agent in November.

Sportsnet's Shi Davidi asked the 37-year-old after Wednesday's game if he plans to retire. Springer didn't exactly give a definitive answer.

"I'll cross that road once I get to it. We've still got to get through these next three [games], and then we'll go into the off-season, and I'll see what happens," Springer told Davidi.

George Springer on whether he'll call it a career after this weekend:

“I don't know.. I love this organization. I loved being a Blue Jay. I've loved every single bit of being here. I haven't really gotten that far yet. I've kind of taken every day with these guys in stride.”

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"If my mind can say it, then my body can do it — my body can do whatever I tell it to do, hopefully."

Springer had a rough start to the 2026 season, hitting .218 with a .692 OPS, but he's turned things around since the All-Star break.

In the second half, he's hit .293 and raised his OPS to .800, well above the Major League average.

That late-season resurgence could bode well for Springer if he chooses to continue his career and head to free agency, although it's unlikely his next chapter will be in Toronto.

Springer might not have made a decision on retirement, but his comments certainly sound like his time as a Blue Jay could be coming to an end.

"I'm very grateful to our fans, this team, this organization. Obviously this is not the way that we all wanted it to end. But if it is, I'm going to do my best to embrace being back home for one last time and making sure that I do anything I can to reciprocate to the fans," Springer said to Davidi.

Springer has spent the past six seasons with Toronto, playing a total of 648 games. (John E. Sokolowski/Imagn Images)

"I love this organization. I loved being a Blue Jay. I've loved every single bit of being here. I haven't really gotten that far yet. I've taken every day with these guys in stride."

Fans also speculated earlier this season that Springer's time in Toronto could be coming to an end after he sold his $6 million Lawrence Park home.

Whatever decision he makes in November, Springer has left Blue Jays fans with plenty of memories that won't soon be forgotten — most notably, perhaps, one of the biggest hits in franchise history that sent Toronto to its first World Series in 32 years.