Report: Blue Jays, John Schneider continuing extension talks this springAfter managing the Toronto Blue Jays to their first World Series appearance in 32 years last fall, John Schneider is set to enter his walk year this season and become a free agent next winter. Now that the off-season is over, it’s officially extension season — an opportunistic window in the baseball calendar when most front offices attempt to put pen to paper on new deals before Opening Day. This is now the Blue Jays’ chance to strike with Schneider, who finished second in AL Manager of the Year voting last year and would surely be highly sought-after if he were to reach the open market. While nothing has been finalized yet, Schneider and Atkins are continuing contract negotiations this spring, as Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi reported over the weekend. An extension of this partnership seems inevitable, one way or another, even if both sides are still weeks or months away from reaching the finish line.

Source: The Nation February 23, 2026 15:42 UTC