Blue Jays signal Ross Atkins, John Schneider to contract extensions

After coming inside two outs of successful the World Sequence, Toronto Blue Jays common supervisor Ross Atkins and supervisor John Schneider will see issues via.

Atkins and Schneider every struck contract extensions to stay with the Jays, the workforce introduced on Monday.

Atkins’ deal is a five-year extension that takes him via 2031, whereas Schneider agreed to a two-year extension that may hold him within the Blue Jays dugout via the 2028 season.

Each Atkins and Schneider have been central to the Blue Jays’ turnaround to the AL pennant final season after ending final within the AL East the yr prior.

Within the common season, a 20-win turnaround noticed the Blue Jays win the division at 94-78 whereas main MLB with 49 comeback wins.

The Blue Jays then beat the New York Yankees within the ALDS in 4 video games and the Seattle Mariners within the ALCS in seven, earlier than falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers within the World Sequence regardless of taking a lead into the ninth inning of Recreation 7.

Toronto’s Opening Day for the 2026 season is Friday, when it faces the Athletics at Rogers Centre.