"Martinez would know a thing or two about the Blue Jays' clubhouse. He played the final six seasons of his MLB career in Toronto from 1981 to 1986. After his retirement, he became a colour analyst for the Blue Jays, followed by a brief stint as the manager of Toronto between 2001 and 2002. After spending time as part of the Baltimore Orioles broadcast team, he returned to the Blue Jays in 2010."
"Throughout the regular and postseason, the Blue Jays' clubhouse atmosphere was credited for the team's turnaround from last in the AL East in 2024 to the World Series in 2025. Never was that more apparent than in the post-game interviews following the Blue Jays' loss in Game 7 of the World Series against the LA Dodgers. Seemingly every player on the team gushed about how much they had enjoyed playing with each other."
Clubhouse camaraderie propelled the Toronto Blue Jays from last in the AL East in 2024 to a World Series appearance in 2025. Post-game interviews after the Game 7 loss to the LA Dodgers featured players repeatedly praising how much they enjoyed playing together, and many players' wives posted on social media about the team's close bonds. A former Blue Jays player and longtime broadcaster described the 2025 clubhouse as the best in franchise history. That individual's playing career in Toronto ran from 1981 to 1986, followed by roles as colour analyst, a 2001–02 managerial stint, time with the Orioles broadcast team, and a return to Blue Jays broadcasts in 2010. The clubhouse atmosphere carried momentum into the offseason and was cited as a recruiting and retention asset.
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