George Springer's Wife, Charlise: Meet Blue Jays RF's Partner Who Left Her Softball Career For Him

George Springer was born into a family of baseball enthusiasts on September 19, 1989, in New Britain, Connecticut, US. While his grandfather served as a pitcher at the collegiate level, Springer's father played in the Little League World Series. As a result, baseball has been a part of Springer's life since his childhood days. During his time at the University of Connecticut, he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 48th round. Still, Springer chose to be with his university team, which spoke about his character from his early baseball days.

Toronto Blue Jays 'hero', George Springer's MLB career so far

During his time with Connecticut, George Springer was bestowed with the Freshman All-American and Big East Conference Baseball Player of the Year awards. It was in 2011 when the Houston Astros recognised his talent and selected Springer 11th overall in the MLB Draft. In 2013, the young right fielder won the Player of the Year award in the Texas League. The following year, he made his MLB debut with the Houston Astros and was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie Team for the 2014 season.

After the Houston Astros won the championship in 2017, George Springer became an MLB All-Star. He also won the Silver Slugger Award and World Series MVP during his time with the Astros, cementing his position as one of their best players ever. The 2020 MLB season was Springer's final season with the Astros, as in 2021, the Toronto Blue Jays came knocking at his door and signed him, and in the following year, he returned to being an MLB All-Star.

George Springer has already received a 'Star status' during his time with the Houston Astros, and on October 20, 2025, his name was engraved in the Toronto Blue Jays' history books as a "Hero". In Game 7 of the MLB 2025, the Blue Jays were up against the Seattle Mariners, and Springer smashed a three-run homer in the 7th inning. The Blue Jays were trailing by 3-1, but Springer's incredible performance flipped the game upside down, as the Jays took a 4-3 lead and eventually won.

The 36-year-old right fielder, George Springer, single-handedly sent the Toronto Blue Jays to their first-ever World Series since 1993, after a gap of 32 years. Springer's performance is even more legendary and historic because he was playing through a knee injury. Imagine hitting a home run in Game 7 and doing it even when he was injured; it is indeed a script made for the game's legends. Well, on his injury and the historic performance he gave, Springer said:

"It doesn't matter… I owe it to these fans, this city and this country to give them my all."

Who is George Springer's wife, Charlise Castro? Meet the Toronto Blue Jays right fielder's partner, who sacrificed her softball career to support the MLB star

Moving on to George Springer's personal life, he is married to a former professional softball player, Charlise Castro. According to multiple reports, they met in 2017, and after a couple of meetings, they started dating in the same year. In December 2017, they got engaged in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Finally, it was on January 20, 2018, when they got married in a beautiful wedding ceremony that took place in California's Newport Beach.

The lovebirds welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on December 2, 2021, and named him George IV. George Springer and Charlise Castro became parents for a second time in July 2023 after she gave birth to a baby girl, whose name isn't known till now. Talking about Charlise's profession, she hails from Saugerties, New York, and has been involved in multiple sports from an early age, including volleyball, softball, and basketball. However, when she went to college, she focused on softball, earned a scholarship, and played softball at the University of Albany.

Charlise Castro won the America East Conference Player of the Year award while playing softball in college. However, she reportedly sacrificed her career as a softball player to be with her then-boyfriend, George Springer. In a 2017 interview with a leading publication, Springer opened up about his wife's sacrifice for his career. The MLB star admitted that before their wedding, they sat down and had a real conversation about their future. Springer clearly told her that she had to make the sacrifice, and although she denied it at first, Charlise accepted it, and they got married. He said:

"My life basically owns her (Charlise Castro) life. I feel really bad for her because the normal things like a spontaneous trip, going out to eat whenever she wants — she doesn't get a chance to do that. It definitely takes a special kind of girl to be able to put her own ambitions aside and kind of take the back seat. I remember back in 2014, we had a talk and I told her that, 'if you and I are going to continue this, you're the one who's going to have to [sacrifice], because I'm owned.' She had actually said no at first, but I convinced her to stay around, and now she's stuck with me."

After sacrificing her career as a professional softball player, Charlise Castro decided to enter entrepreneurship. She utilized her athletic background and knowledge about sports in teaching and training at the SWEAT 1000 fitness studio in Houston. Currently, she is a professional fitness trainer and has a strong fan following of 50.8K followers on her Instagram handle (@charlisespringer). For the unversed, she holds an MBA degree from The College of Saint Rose and went on to study communications at the University of Albany. We hope she continues to be her husband's biggest cheerleader and guide in his MLB career, which grows bigger.  

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