Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro said Thursday that general manager Ross Atkins would be returning for the 2023 season.
Shapiro was asked about the status of his GM at the start of a 30-minute end-of-season media availability on Thursday at Rogers Centre.
"When evaluating, you're not evaluating on a series or even a season," Shapiro said. "In Ross's case, the body of work — to me — is undeniable." The Blue Jays were eliminated in the American League wild-card series last week in Minnesota. It was the third time in four years that Toronto was swept in the first round.A hot talking point after the elimination was the decision to pull starter Jose Berrios in the fourth inning of Game 2 even though the right-hander was in strong form.
Toronto qualified for the playoffs on the penultimate day of the regular season. The Blue Jays were seeded sixth in the AL after claiming the third and final wild-card spot.He helped guide the Blue Jays to the AL Championship Series in 2016 before beginning a rebuilding process that lasted through the 2019 campaign.Toronto has lost its last seven post-season games dating back to the 2016 ALCS. The Blue Jays last won the World Series in 1993.
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