Spencer Horwitz #48

Spencer Elliott Horwitz... Attended Radford University in Virginia for three seasons from 2017-19...Batted .295 at Radford over 169 games, notching 34 doubles, a triple, 25 home runs and 118 RBI...Drew 102 combined walks in his collegiate career while striking out just 95 times... Listed as Toronto’s 16th-best prospect by MLB.com entering the 2024 season... Represented Team Israel in the 2023 WBC, going 2-for-11 (.182) with an RBI and a run scored.

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.