"Their 2024 season was a disaster, as they finished with a 74-88 record, near the bottom of the league. Everything that could've gone wrong did, as it looked like the team was heading for a rebuild. Then, their magical 2025 season happened, as they finished with a 94-68 record, best in the American League. Thanks to that turnaround, manager John Schneider was nominated for the American League Manager of the Year award."
"Schneider was robbed of the Manager of the Year, but he'll be the manager for the American League at the 2026 All-Star Game in Philadelphia. This is because the Blue Jays won the AL pennant, falling just shy of winning their third World Series in franchise history. It's worth noting that the award was voted on before the start of the postseason."
"Schneider has been in the Blue Jays organization since he was drafted in the 13th round of the 2002 draft. After his playing career ended after the 2007 season, he had various coaching and managerial roles until he was added to the Blue Jays' coaching staff in 2019. When Charlie Montoyo was fired in the summer of 2022, Schneider took over on an interim basis."
The team endured a 2024 collapse, finishing 74-88 and appearing headed for a rebuild. A dramatic turnaround produced a 94-68 record in 2025, the best in the American League. John Schneider received a Manager of the Year nomination for leading that comeback but lost to Cleveland's Stephen Vogt, whose club erased a 15.5-game deficit to win the division. Dan Wilson earned a nomination after guiding the Mariners to their first AL West title since 2001. Schneider will manage the American League at the 2026 All-Star Game after the Blue Jays won the AL pennant.
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