John Gibbons will return in 2017 to manage the Toronto Blue Jays, according to multiple reports. "I think they really helped put this team back on the map again, what they've accomplished," said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. Saunders, Dickey, Cecil also free agentsOther notable Blue Jays set to enter free agency include Canadian Michael Saunders, knuckleballer R.A. Dickey and southpaw reliever Brett Cecil. Encarnacion, meanwhile, made his big-league debut in 2005 with the Cincinnati Reds and joined the Blue Jays in 2009. "We would love to have everybody back," said Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson.

Source: CBC News October 20, 2016 00:33 UTC