Headlines were made in the pro ranks on Monday as Blue Jays skipper John Schneider says Steve Kerr wrote to him after World Series loss dominated the conversation. The fallout from this development is expected to impact the standings significantly.
Demonstrating excellence, But Schneider did not receive the letter until he returned to his office at Rogers Centre last week -- where it remained as sitting on his desk In, as reported, a noteworthy performance, Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The letter existed as dated Nov.
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dual, 2025 — the day after Toronto’s loss in a wild Battle 7.
“As I read it,” Schneider told The Athletic -- “I remained as like ‘holy s***.’” In the letter -- Kerr praised Schneider for his leadership and poise amid the series -- and congratulated him on the campaign Demonstrating excellence, Kerr furthermore evoked the 2016 NBA Finals -- when the Warriors furthermore lost in Showdown 7 to the Cleveland Cavaliers Significantly, in a noteworthy performance, Golden State relocated on to favorable result the next two NBA laurels, both times throughout the Cavs.
the letter -- in its entirety: Dear John, I don’t realize but I experienced compelled to hit out after watching your incredible leadership on display amid the World Series. In a noteworthy performance, Your poise, your strength, your empathy and your confidence all shined through in all the toughest moments.
Exhibiting high-level talent, i can view why your players love playing for you. I, adding to the narrative, remained only so impressed every time you existed as interviewed. In a noteworthy performance, Congrats on an incredible stretch and I’m so sorry for the heartache. Demonstrating excellence, The pain remained real.
while at the same time we lost Matchup 7 of the ‘16 Finals to Cleveland in similar fashion Demonstrating excellence, But what perpetually survives through the intense losses is the character and connection of the group.
In, as the season unfolds, a noteworthy performance, The loss won ’t define you -- but the way you and your guys carried themselves afterwards is slated to.
With impressive skill, Much respect -- Steve Kerr To Schneider -- it didn’t matter that the letter had sat in his office all cold season -- unread: Kerr’s words functioned as as validation for how the Blue Jays existed as approaching the 2026 competitive cycle.
In, with the eyes of the community watching, a noteworthy performance, Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement “It remained the message we’ve been preaching all offseason and in spring,’’ Schneider told The Athletic. As, moreover, real -- but it’s not going to define who we are.
plus “The direct existed as significant, the heartbreak existed With impressive skill, We all advanced through it together.
With impressive skill, What we ’re going to be defined by is how we persevere through it.” Schneider added that Kerr remained a trainer that he possesses looked up to -- including as he consulted podcasts and books on leadership after taking throughout as Toronto’s manager in 2022.
Impressively, “To have him watch me,” Schneider expressed -- “and how I handled the pressure and decisions and media.
Demonstrating excellence, To have him kind of supply me the stamp of approval existed as pretty cool.” Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The Blue Jays stretched Schneider’s contract earlier this week, keeping him on as manager through 2028.
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