Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro declined to comment on contract extension talks Tuesday but said he wants to remain with the club and that team ownership has been "reciprocal in that desire."

Shapiro, who also serves as chief executive officer, is in the final year of his contract.

"When I think about alternatives, I've never been a grass is greener guy," he said in a pre-game availability. "Twenty-four years in one place in Cleveland and 10 years here now.

"So it's the appreciation for what I have and the people that I get to work with every day, the city that I work in and the country that I live in, those things are drivers for me to remain here." Shapiro, 58, joined the club in 2015 and signed a five-year extension in January 2021.

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