John Schneider is waiting for Shohei Ohtani to return some items to the Toronto Blue Jays. Before signing a $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ohtani met with Blue Jays officials in December 2023.

John Schneider was unknown when he was promoted from the coaching staff to manager by the Blue Jays in 2022 but he has led Toronto to its first World Series since 1993.

After 14 years as a major-league player, 12 as a manager and 10 as a coach, Mattingly is finally participating in his first Fall Classic.

Rookie Trey Yesavage will start Friday night’s World Series opener for the Toronto Blue Jays against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Blake Snell, giving the 22-year-old more postseason starts than career regular-season outings.

Rookie right-hander Trey Yesavage has made just six big-league starts (three in the postseason), but the Dodgers have used a Trajekt pitching machine which can simulate the delivery and pitch

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For the first time in 32 years, the Toronto Blue Jays are in the World Series. The AL East champs overcame a 2-0 series deficit against the Mariners to lock up the AL pennant. And they've captured the attention of fans across Canada. That includes plenty of celebrities.

Before signing a $700 million contract with the Dodgers, the then-free agent met with Toronto officials, including Manager John Schneider, in December 2023 and received a few trinkets.

Veteran Jack Morris, also a Hall of Famer, won his third World Series and second in as many years with a 21-win season in the Blue Jays' rotation, while the midseason addition of starter David Cone through a deal with the New York Mets proved to be highly impactful.