George Springer climbs career leadoff HR list with 55th homer.

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George Springer climbs career leadoff HR list with 55th homer.
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George Springer hit his 55th leadoff home run, moving him into second place on MLB's all-time leaderboard for leadoff homers, behind only Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson. Springer's solo blast helped the Toronto Blue Jays to a 12-1 win over the Oakland Athletics. The 33-year-old outfielder has spent 856 of his 1,082 games at the top of the lineup card and owns an impressive .299/.371/.561 slash line in plate appearances as his team's first batter of the game.

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