Overview
- Multiple outlets citing The Athletic reported Wednesday that Mense will become San Francisco's hitting coach for 2026, with formal team announcements still pending.
- Pat Burrell will move to another role in the organization, assistant hitting coach Damon Minor has been let go, and Oscar Bernard remains on staff.
- Toronto reached the World Series behind an offense that ranked third in OPS, fourth in runs, and posted MLB's lowest strikeout rate in 2025.
- Mense, 41, rose through Toronto’s system from Double-A hitting coach in 2018 to minor-league hitting coordinator and then joined the major-league staff in 2022.
- The hire is the second known addition to Vitello’s staff after Jayce Tingler, while the Blue Jays are expected to seek an assistant hitting coach to replace Mense.