Spencer Horwitz #23

Spencer Elliott Horwitz...Played baseball at St. Paul's School for Boys in Brooklandville, Mary., where he was primarily a catcher...Was also a defenseman on his high school hockey team which captured two state championships in 2014 and 2015; he scored the game-winning goal in 2015...Attended Radford University in Virginia, where he played baseball for three seasons (2017-19)...Batted .295 during his collegiate career with 34 doubles, 25 home runs and 118 RBI in 169 games...Played with the Bourne Braves during the 2018 Cape Cod Summer League, where he was teammates with Jared Triolo and Alika Williams.

2024

Began the season with Buffalo (Blue Jays' AAA), where he made 31 starts at first base, 11 at second base and three in left field...Went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI on Opening Day (3/29 vs. Scranton/WB)…Walked four times on 4/6 at Worcester...Had four straight multi-hit games from 4/6-10...Hit .342 (26-for-76) and produced a .490 OBP in 21 games during the month of April...Hit safely in 10 of his first 11 games in May and had a .343 season average through the action on 5/11...Went 5-for-6 with two doubles, a homer and six RBI on 6/1 at Syracuse...Was recalled by Toronto on 6/7 and spent the remainder of the season in the big leagues... Reached base safely in each of his first 17 starts from 6/8-7/2, matching Bo Bichette (2019) for the longest streak to start a season by a rookie in franchise history...Homered twice on 6/23 at Cleveland...Had a career-high four hits and produced his second two-homer game on 9/7 at Atlanta; also tied club rookie record for most total bases in a game (11)...Homered as a pinch hitter on 9/8 at Atlanta, giving him home runs in back-to-back games...Made 41 appearances (32 starts) at first base and 39 appearances (37 starts) at second base... Also made 17 starts as the DH...Hit all 12 of his home runs with the Blue Jays off RHP...Led all qualified MLB rookies in OBP.

2023

Named the Bisons’ Stan Barron Most Valuable Player for 2023...Led the International League with a .450 OBP, breaking the franchise’s modern era single-season record by 26 points...Also voted as the IL’s best defensive infielder by league managers in a Baseball America poll.. Recalled by Toronto on June 16... Made his MLB Debut on June 18 at TEX, singling in his first at-bat off Jon Gray in the second inning, finishing the game 1-for-2 with an RBI and two walks...Became the 4th player in club history with a hit, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored in his MLB debut, joining Devon Travis (April 6, 2015 at NYY), Eric Thames (May 18, 2011 vs. TB), and Eric Hinske on April 1, 2002 at BOS)... Optioned on June 21 and recalled again on Sept. 1... Hit his first career home run on Sept. 3 at COL, a 442-foot solo shot off Chase Anderson in the fourth inning...Finished 3-for-4 on the day for his first career three-hit game... Drove in a run with a 10-inning double on Sept. 4 at OAK, his first career extra-inning knock... Went 1-for-4 with a walk and a career-high three RBI on Sept. 20 at NYY... Appeared in 107 games for Triple-A Buffalo, hitting .337 (132-for-392) with 41 extra-base hits and 72 RBI (.945 OPS).

2022

Split his third professional campaign between Double-A New Hampshire and Triple-A Buffalo...Combined to hit .275 (111- for-403) over 114 contests with 33 doubles, a triple, 12 homers and 51 RBI while drawing 73 walks (.391 OBP, .843 OPS)... Listed as having the Best Strike-Zone Discipline in the organization by Baseball America at the end of the year... Added to the 40-man roster after the season to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.