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Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer came to Toronto on Wednesday to help launch Make-A-Wish Canada’s holiday partnership with Jack Astor’s.
As you may or may not know George Springer always gives back to the community, especially kids.
Springer has always been an advocate for kids who stutter.
Springer stutters, himself, and has since he was a child, but as he’s grown into a big league star, he’s used his platform to encourage kids who stutter and empower them to say what they want to say.
Springer has done in his work with organizations like the Stuttering Association for the Young.
«If you ask any of my teammates and coaches, it’s no secret. … I like to talk,» Springer said at an event last season benefitting SAY. «I will talk your ear off all day, even if you don’t want me to. It didn’t used to be that way. For all of the kids or the parents who have a child who stutters, or has come across somebody who does, I hope that I can be proof that things do get easier. You can do what you want to do. You can say what you want to say. You can be who you want to be.»
George Springer in Toronto to support Make-A-Wish Canada
According to MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson, Springer was in Toronto on Wednesday to support Make-A-Wish Canada’s holiday partnership with Jack Astor’s.
Springer pictured below with 11-year old Blue Jays fan Delfina Budziak, is sporting that smile he is famous for as he fields questions from the media.
Springer has been an important public figure for people who live with disabilities, especially kids.
They can look up to an MLB star who has not just spoken openly about his own disability over the years, but embraced it as part of who he is.
