"Another day, another awards snub. That's how the offseason has gone so far for the Toronto Blue Jays. First Ernie Clement and Alejandro Kirk were robbed of the catcher gold glove awards. And the Blue Jays as a team should have taken home that trophy as well. Now John Schneider was robbed of Manager of the Year as it was revealed he lost to Stephen Vogt of the Cleveland Guardians."
"The voting process includes a 30 ballot submission with two writers from each city of an American League team casting their vote. It was a bit of a flawed process this year as two writers who cover the San Francisco Giants were invited to take part, seeing as MLB clearly didn't trust anyone covering the homeless Athletics to submit their vote. There was also a writer from Boston who voted for Alex Cora who wasn't even a finalist for the award."
"But what really is grinding the gears of Blue Jays fans is that only one team in the AL East submitted unanimous votes for Schneider, and it wasn't even the Blue Jays. Both of the writers who cover the Orioles voted for Schneider, while it's no surprise the Boston and New York writers wouldn't cast any votes the Blue Jays way."
The Toronto Blue Jays experienced multiple postseason award snubs, including Ernie Clement and Alejandro Kirk losing catcher Gold Gloves and the team missing a collective award. John Schneider lost Manager of the Year to Stephen Vogt despite strong consideration and regional support. The Guardians won back-to-back manager awards even with a worse record than the prior year. The MLB voting process relied on a 30-ballot system with two writers per AL city and included questionable participants and votes. Local writer voting choices, along with uneven regional ballots, intensified fan frustration over perceived unfair outcomes.
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