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Blue Jays announce contract update for Mark Shapiro
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Toronto Blue Jays have had pretty successful decade under president Mark Shapiro, with some poor years, and some very good years, the feeling surrounding the current Blue Jays has never been better.
Shapiro is up for contract renewal early in the new year, and the Blue Jays would be wise to extend him for the foreseeable future.
Blue Jays need to turn their focus to signing Shapiro long term.
The TSN staff discussed the current contract situation for Shapiro.
The president is confident a deal will get done soon, where the negotiations were put on hold due to the World Series.
"«I think we'll likely work something out soon" noting that negotiations were put on hold due to the team's run to the World Series."-Shapiro/TSN
Shapiro was with the Cleveland organization for nearly two decades before joining the Blue Jays. He started in player development, ended up as the team's GM, and following that the president. He then came to the Blue Jays in 2015, and hired Ross Atkins as the Blue Jays GM, who was the assistant GM in Cleveland.
Mark Shapiro says that his own contract was «put on hold during the postseason run» to avoid being distraction, but he adds:
«I think we'll likely work something out soon.» #BlueJays
«I think we'll likely work something out soon.» #BlueJays
Shapiro has gone through some difficult seasons with the Blue Jays, most notably last year where they finished last in the AL.
All the way to this season where they were one inning away from a World Series championship, extending him is in the Blue Jays best interest to continue their success.
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