John Schneider will rejoin the Blue Jays as manager in 2024
GM Ross Atkins confirmed that the Blue Jays will have John Schneider back in charge for the upcoming campaign.
TORONTO — Next season, the Blue Jays’ bench boss won’t be changing.
Manager John Schneider will lead the team again in 2024, General Manager Ross Atkins revealed on Saturday. The choice was made following back-to-back sweeps in the MLB postseason’s first round and contentious managerial choices in the playoffs the previous two years.
After the Twins swept the Blue Jays in the Wild Card stage, Schneider managed the team to back-to-back postseason appearances and a.572 win percentage, but there were still doubts about whether he would be back in 2024. A dispute surrounded Schneider’s early removal of starting pitcher José Berríos during Toronto’s Game 2 loss in Minnesota.
Atkins stated on Saturday that while Schneider was not the only one who had the idea to utilize Kikuchi at some point during the game to build up a late-game comeback by switching around Minnesota’s lefty bats in the middle of the order, the manager ultimately had the last say on whether or not to implement the plan.
“John Schneider made the decision to deploy that strategy,” Atkins stated.
Regarding the remaining members of the 2024 Blue Jays roster, the situation is not quite as clear. Luis Rivera, the longtime third base coach, has already declared his retirement, and the general manager stated on Saturday that Atkins and Schneider have “just started to work through” any more possible staff changes.
“John and I spent some time talking about it yesterday,” stated Atkins. “And I’ll have more for you the next time we meet.”
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