"Before joining the Blue Jays' organization, Duncan was drafted in the first round of the 2003 draft, but unfortunately never made the big leagues. He retired as a player in 2012, coached in college for a bit, then joined the Yankees' minor league system as their hitting coach. After that, Duncan served as the Miami Marlins hitting coach from 2020-22, joining the organization in the 2018/19 off-season."
"Butera had a lengthy big league career spanning from 2010 until 2021, winning the World Series in 2015 with the Kansas City Royals. The season following his retirement, he joined the Los Angeles Angels (his last big league team) as their bullpen coach. After two seasons, he joined the Chicago White Sox as the catching coach and was recently relieved of his duties."
The Blue Jays hired Drew Butera and Cody Atkinson and promoted Eric Duncan internally; specific 2026 roles remain unannounced. Duncan was a 2003 first-round pick who never reached the majors, retired in 2012, and served as Miami Marlins hitting coach from 2020–22 after joining them in the 2018/19 off-season. Butera played in the majors from 2010–2021, won the 2015 World Series with Kansas City, then coached for the Angels and served as White Sox catching coach before being relieved. Atkinson joined the Texas Rangers in the 2019/20 off-season as minor-league hitting director. Don Mattingly departed after the Game 7 loss; several executive contracts approach 2026 expirations.
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