The pain of coming a couple outs away from a World Series title was still raw for Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro and general manager Ross Atkins on Thursday.

They held end-of-season media availabilities five days after Toronto dropped a 5-4 decision to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the Fall Classic at Rogers Centre.

"It certainly wasn't the last out that we had envisioned," Atkins said. "But a lot leading up to it was what we had envisioned."

It was a remarkable turnaround season for the Blue Jays, who finished last in the American League East standings a year ago. Toronto rebounded with a 94-win campaign to secure the division crown and top seed in the AL. WATCH | Shapiro reflects on Blue Jays' 2025 campaign:

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