Blue Jays extend manager John Schneider, GM Ross Atkins following World Series appearance
The Blue Jays are locking up two architects of the team's World Series run.
The Toronto Blue Jays are showing faith in the team’s braintrust coming off an appearance in the 2025 World Series. Just days before the start of the 2026 MLB season, the Blue Jays announced extensions with both manager John Schneider and general manager Ross Atkins on Monday. Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season Prior to the extensions, both men were entering the final year of their contracts.
Atkins was signed through 2031 and Schneider was signed through 2028, per MLB. com’s Mark Feinsand. The Blue Jays announced extensions for GM Ross Atkins through 2031 and manager John Schneider through 2028.
They were each going into the final year of their contracts. — Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) March 23, 2026 The team did not provide financial details for either contract. The Blue Jays face major expectations this season after winning 94 games last season and taking the Los Angeles Dodgers to Game 7 of the World Series.
Toronto pushed Los Angeles to extra innings in that contest before eventually falling 5-4. The team enters 2026 in good position to once again contend for a championship. The Blue Jays return much of the same cast that pushed them to the World Series last season, but have also made some significant offseason additions.