GM Ross Atkins certainly didn’t sound like he was committed to idea when he met with media at season-ending availability

With the hard-to-stomach end to Game 7 of the World Series still fresh and painful, are the Blue Jays planning to stick with Jeff Hoffman as their closer? Article content

General manager Ross Atkins certainly didn’t sound like a man committed to that idea when he met with the media for his season-ending news conference on Thursday at the Rogers Centre. Article content Article content

When asked if he sees Hoffman, who surrendered a game-tying solo home run to light-hitting Miguel Rojas in the ninth inning of the Game 7 extra-innings loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, returning as closer, Atkins didn’t exactly endorse the idea.

“The great thing about Jeff is he’s

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