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On the latest episode of Long Ball, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Toronto Sun Blue Jays writer Rob Longley about what has impressed him the most during the Blue Jays eight-game win streak and if John Schneider belongs in the AL Manager of the Year conversations with his team currently in first place.
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider had a major reaction to a call influenced by a minor-league foul pole on Sunday. Schneider was ejected from the Blue Jays’ series finale against the Athletics after an animated reaction to a Davis Schneider foul ball that the manager felt should have been a home run.
The 6-3 loss Sunday featured a minor-league ballpark, a heated ejection and a starting pitcher in the bullpen.
And it may especially have fired up Davis Schneider, the man John Schneider was sticking up for in the first place. Once the manager had reached the showers, Davis Schneider rocked A’s starter Jeffrey Springs for a 439-foot homer to centre field. No video necessary on that blast, which was the Jays first base hit of the game.
The Blue Jays extended their division lead with their sixth straight win and John Schneider believes better baserunning is behind the success.
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Yardbarker on MSNThe Blue Jays should ask about this productive rival DHBoasting a 55-41, first-place record, the Toronto Blue Jays have surprisingly established themselves as one of the dominant forces in the American League.
Blue Jays’ John Schneider Announces Bo Bichette News After Two Missed Games originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Where were you when Blue Jays manager John Schneider channeled his inner Carlton Fisk during a wild walk out of the ballpark on Sunday in West Sacramento?
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Yardbarker on MSNOn this day in Blue Jays history: Jays hire John SchneiderThree years ago, the Toronto Blue Jays changed their manager. On July 13, 2022, the Blue Jays fired Charlie Montoyo, replacing him with John Schneider, their current manager.
As he prepared to see if his Blue Jays could pull off a decisive four-game sweep of the visiting New York Yankees on Thursday, manager John Schneider had an amused reaction to the assertion of a renowned Bronx Bombers broadcaster that the Blue Jays “aren’t a first-place team.