📢 TOP STORY: Amid speculation, John Schneider gives a straightforward take on his contract situation in Toronto ⚡ .NL

Following the Toronto Blue Jays’ success in 2025, the team elected to exercise John Schneider’s contract option to bring back the manager for another year.

The Blue Jays have enjoyed a lot of success under Schneider, reaching the postseason in three of his four seasons as manager, and were mere inches away from dethroning the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.

Schneider boasts a 303-257 career record and is likely set to get paid when his contract is up next offseason.

Toronto has had a busy offseason, but still needs to address Schneider’s contract. Schneider gave a very blunt update when asked if he was in contact with the Blue Jays on a possible extension.

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“We’re talking,” Schneider said, per SportsNet’s Shi Davidi. “I know Ross said that at the end of the season and there’s nowhere else I’d rather be and I know that I’m a small cog in the whole operation. 

They know how I feel. We’ve had some discussions about it and if there’s a way to do it for both sides that makes sense, that’d be great.

“I’m really just focused on right here, right now and how we’re going to continue to get better. We’ll continue to talk, and there’s no place I’d rather be than with this group.”

Schneider is one of the best managers in the league and nearly won the American League Manager of the Year award in 2025, finishing second in the voting.

Much of the Blue Jays’ success has been under Schneider’s guidance, so it’s a positive to see the team connecting with him on a possible extension.