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Blue Jays Chart Offseason After Game 7 Loss: Mattingly Exits, Schneider Option Exercised

Toronto shifts from a near title to decisions that will shape 2026.

Oct 23, 2025; Toronto, ON, Canada; Toronto Blue Jays bench manager Don Mattingly smiles during media day before game 1 of the World Series at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images
The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates as Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) looks on after the Dodgers won Game 7 of the World Series in Toronto on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.
TORONTO, ON - JUNE 4: Manager John Schneider, pitching coach Pete Walker, and bench coach Don Mattingly watch ninth-inning action against the Baltimore Orioles at the Rogers Centre on June 4, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Bench coach Don Mattingly will not return, with the longtime MLB figure open to new opportunities rather than retiring, according to multiple reports and team comments.
  • The club picked up manager John Schneider’s 2026 option and is discussing a longer extension, with GM Ross Atkins praising his leadership after a 20-win surge.
  • Toronto issued a $22,025,000 qualifying offer to free agent Bo Bichette, which the Associated Press reports he is expected to decline after returning at second base in the World Series.
  • Right-hander Shane Bieber exercised his $16 million option for 2026, reinforcing a rotation that now faces decisions on free agents Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt.
  • Team president Mark Shapiro thanked fans in a public letter and signaled mutual interest in remaining with the organization as contract talks resume.