After coming within two outs of winning the World Series, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider will return to the dugout for 2026.

Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins announced Thursday that the club had previously exercised the team option in Schneider’s contract for 2026, adding that they are talking about “the potential of that being longer.”

“Schneids has been unbelievable,” Atkins said. “He is a clear leader in this organization and really, really good in his job.”

Schneider first stepped into the Blue Jays gig as interim manager in 2022, taking over for the fired Charlie Montoyo for 78 games to end the season. He was handed the full-time gig that October, leading the Blue Jays to the top wild-card spot before being swept by the Seattle Mariners.

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