The Toronto Blue Jays have been impressing people around the MLB. John Schneider has recently sent a strong message to his team following their three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The rest of August is tough sledding for the Blue Jays. They have series against the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays, and Seattle Mariners to close out August.
John Schneider Gives Message to the Toronto Blue Jays
GettyPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – AUGUST 9: Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a solo home run in the fifth inning during the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Citizens Bank Park on August 9, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 7-6 in 12 innings. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
They may have dropped their final game to the Phillies, but they took Games 1 & 2. They are 6-4 in their last 10.
Prior to the Phillies series, the Blue Jays came out with winning records against the Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Nationals.
That’s when Schneider has displayed his faith in his team, offering up a strong message of confidence.
“If we can have the mentality, the intensity and the cohesiveness, everyone doing their part, I’ll take my chances with these guys,” Schneider said via MLB.com. “You never know when a team kind of finds itself and turns the corner a little bit. There’s nothing better than that.”
“When you’re getting into the dog days of August and down the stretch, there’s nothing better than meaningful baseball.”
Schneider went on to talk about some of the players that the team chose to keep when they could have been traded to clear contenders.
“We purposely kept guys here that we thought could help us win and purposely acquired guys that we thought could help us win this year and going forward.”
Toronto Blue Jays Busy Trade Deadline
GettyCHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JUNE 19: George Springer #4 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates hitting a home run during the sixth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 19, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)
The Blue Jays had a very busy trade deadline.
They added Jameson Taillon from the Chicago Cubs, before turning around and sending Kevin Gausman there and getting Brett Bateman back in return.
Jose Soriano, Spencer Arrighetti, Josh Smith, Dasan Hill, and Josh Stephan all came in, with Jeff Hoffman, Daulton Varsho, and Gausman getting traded away.
Perhaps the more telling move from the Blue Jays was keeping the likes of George Springer and Shane Bieber. Both players are on expiring contracts heading into the 2026 winter.
With the kind of support that the Blue Jays get from Schneider, I wouldn’t be surprised to see this team get red-hot in the near future.
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