Toronto Blue Jays Hitters of the Month - August 2025

The month of August was an adequate month for the Toronto Blue Jays; the feel and confidence level of the team can seem to vary by series, or even by the day, and this month was no different. However, as September begins, the Blue Jays find themselves in a very similar position to the one they were in at the start of the month. On the whole, they went 15-12. They started the month with a 3.5-game lead in the division and finished the month with a three-game lead in the division. No harm, no foul.

August may have felt like a disappointment, as the Jays' .556 winning percentage was actually the team's lowest in a month since they went 11-14 all the way back in April. But despite that, Toronto is objectively still playing well. A part of that has been the offence; the Blue Jays ranked fifth in MLB in runs scored this past month, third in wRC+, and second in slugging percentage. Although a trip to Coors Field early in the month, where the Jays scored 45 runs over a three-game series, had something to do with that success, it wasn't everything. In this article, we will highlight the Blue Jays who shone on the offensive side of the ball in August, ultimately crowning one of them the Jays Centre Hitter of the Month. 

Honourable Mentions
Ty France:  .303/.365/.424 with 1 HR and 6 RBI, 119 wRC+
Shoutout to Ty France, who was acquired at the trade deadline from the Minnesota Twins. He felt like an afterthought, as Louis Varland was the centerpiece of that trade, but France was able to help the team this past month, and that's what matters. All in all, he got into 24 games, largely because Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dealt with a minor hamstring injury that gave France an opportunity, and he held his own. France enjoyed five multi-hit games in August, including a big four-hit day in Coors Field at the beginning of the month. His most notable moment was his pinch-hit home run off Genesis Cabrera of the Twins, and he joined Bo Bichette and Nathan Lukes as the only Blue Jays with pinch-hit home runs this season.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: .256/.305/.535 with 6 HR and 17 RBI, 126 wRC+
We’ll admit, this wasn't the best month Vlad has ever had with the Toronto Blue Jays, but he still deserves a mention here. His six home runs were second on the team and the most he’s had in an individual month all season. Guerrero was removed from a game in Pittsburgh on August 18 due to a hamstring issue, and since then, he’s just 2-for-26, with a 0-for-17 stretch included. He still averaged a 92.9-mph average exit velocity on the month, which goes to show that even when Vlad slumps, he can still crush the ball. The further away he gets from that hamstring issue, the more his bat should heat up again.

Myles Straw: .356/.420/.533 with 2 HR and 9 RBI, 168 wRC+
What do Aaron Judge, Bobby Witt Jr., and Kyle Schwarber all have in common? All three had a lower wRC+ in August than Myles Straw – and Schwarber had a four-homer game this month! It's getting hard to describe just how good Straw has been at the plate, not just this month but all season long. His best game came on August 16 against the Rangers when he went 4-for-5 with two home runs. Not only were his 10 total bases a career high, but he had never had more than five in a game before that. Straw has been worth every penny of the $7.78 million AAV he carries this season.

Daulton Varsho: .250/.329/.597 with 7 HR and 22 RBI, 150 wRC+
I wanted to limit the honourable mentions segment to just three names, but the Blue Jays simply had too many good hitters this month. Daulton Varsho’s month could easily have him higher, if not even winning the top honour in some months, and both his home run and RBI totals were the highest on the Blue Jays. His best moment of the month came at Coors Field, when he hit three home runs and drove in 10 in the two games he played there. He did get hit in the hand by a pitch at the end of the month, in what was another of several injuries he has had to deal with, but x-rays came back negative. Assuming Varsho is healthy, expect the power numbers to come back in a big way in September.

#3 - Bo Bichette: .367/.425/.523 with 3 HR and 19 RBI, 167 wRC+
All Bo Bichette does is hit, and in August, it was no different. If the name of the game is to get hits, then Bichette has that mastered, as he had 40 (!!) hits this month. Only Trea Turner and Francisco Lindor had more, and Bo had 12 and 15 fewer plate appearances than the two of them, respectively. Ernie Clement finished second on the team with 24 hits. In fact, Bichette started 27 games this month and had hits in all but four of them, including a 14-game hit streak. The only reason he doesn't finish higher on this list was a lack of power, as he hasn't hit a home run outside of Coors Field since July 23. But that's not his game anyway. They say to just hit the ball where the defenders aren’t, and Bo does that better than anybody. 

#2 - Davis Schneider: .372/.377/.673 with 5 HR and 16 RBI, 188 wRC+
This might be a stretch to have Schneider in second, as he only had 53 PAs and had a 30% strikeout rate this month, but the quality of contact was loud. His average exit velocity of 95.2 mph this month was the highest on the team; in fact, across the majors, only Oneil Cruz and Giancarlo Stanton hit the ball harder on average than Schneider in August. He joined in on the Coors party fun, hitting two home runs while he was there, but he also had a two-home run day against Minnesota this month. It was the third time this year he’s hit two home runs in a game. The OPS jumped from .762 to .858 in August.

#1 - George Springer: .357/.438/.714 with 6 HR and 11 RBI, 218 wRC+
It's becoming clear this has been the summer of Springer. After being named Jays Centre's Hitter of the Month in July, he wins the award yet again in August, and it's the third month this year he’s claimed the prize. You could argue that August was his best month yet.

Here are his wRC+ figures by month:

• March/April - 148
• May - 128
• June - 107
• July - 204
• August - 218

Springer missed the first half of August as he was dealing with concussion issues, so he sat out the Blue Jays' monster series at Coors. Still, he didn't miss a beat, crushing another six home runs in the month, including a two-homer day against the Twins. In fact, his 218 wRC+ trailed only Giancarlo Stanton and Gavin Sheets for the best in baseball (min. 50 PA). He’s now got his batting average over .300 on the season, and his OPB is rapidly nearing .400 (currently at .391). Never before in his 12-year career has he finished with a .300 BA or a .400 OBP.

Not only was the thump still there, but Springer also added a team-high three stolen bases in August, improving to a perfect 15-for-15 on the season. In addition, he spent some time in left field for the first time since 2018. Springer has not only been the Blue Jays' best hitter this month and this season, but he’s the clear frontrunner for the team MVP. He will also likely get votes for AL MVP at the end of the year, and that's something worth celebrating.