Kyle Tucker: Seeing George Springer get involved speaks volumes about the Blue Jays’ efforts

In recent days, the Blue Jays' top priority on the free-agent market has been to sign Kyle Tucker. The club has already snapped up Dylan Cease and Kazuma Okamoto in recent weeks, but remains on the hunt for the biggest fish on the market.

Adding Tucker would complete a dream offseason in Toronto, we agree.

And over the past few days, Tucker has been spending time with Michael Brantley, but more importantly, with George Springer. The three went to a golf tournament in Florida.

Kyle Tucker, Michael Brantley, and George Springer are in attendance at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, to watch tonight's TGL matchup between the Atlanta Drive and Bay Golf Club. pic.twitter.com/a1eZlvNJWl

– Tyler Boronski (@TylerBoronski) January 6, 2026

Obviously, it got a lot of attention… but according to Mitch Bannon, who chatted about it all on Sportsnet 590 The FAN, seeing Springer show up really speaks volumes about the Jays' efforts to lure Tucker to Toronto.

Because, as Bannon notes, Springer is a guy who keeps a very low profile in the off-season. Seeing him in public like this during the winter is not in his nature.

“They're being pretty aggressive in the recruitment of Tucker… It's a bit of a courting session right now, but ultimately it's going to come down to the contract number.”@MitchBannon joins @JDBunkis to discuss the #BlueJays pursuit of top #MLB free agent Kyle Tucker. pic.twitter.com/vetcMB9rfB

– Sportsnet 590 The FAN (@FAN590) January 9, 2026

Tucker and Springer are known to know each other, having played together in Houston a few years ago. So it wouldn't be surprising if the Jays, who are putting a lot of emphasis on the recruiting aspect of the race for Tucker's services, mandated Springer to tell him a little about Toronto.

That makes more sense than if they'd asked Kevin Gausman to do it, like.

We do know, however, that Tucker knows what his overall choice is. The Blue Jays are the team offering him a long-term contract, while the Dodgers give him the big (short-term) annual salary.

The Mets could enter the fray and muddy the waters, but right now, the talk is of a race between the Dodgers and Jays.

We'll see if the Jays can convince Tucker to come to Toronto, but the club is pushing hard for him to do so. Except that, in the end, the last word belongs to Tucker.

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