BLUE JAYS FIRE MANAGER CHARLIE MONTOYO

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Written by Joel Lefevre

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Blue Jays Fire Manager Charlie Montoyo, appoint John Schneider as an interim replacement.

The Toronto Blue Jays are parting ways with manager Charlie Montoyo.

Into his fourth season as the bench boss, a year full of promise and expectation has not transpired thus far in Toronto as they hold a record of 46-42, putting them in fourth place in the American League East.

Montoyo leaves the Jays with an overall record of 235-236 since 2018 after taking the reins from John Gibbons.

Heading into the 2022 season, numerous sportsbooks had given Toronto the second-best odds to win the World Series after the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The 56-year-old signed a contract extension back in April to remain with the club until 2023, but the team’s struggles were ultimately too much for the front office to overlook.

Toronto seemed to be progressing season after season under Montoyo, from 67-95 in 2019 to a playoff appearance in the shortened 2020 season, and then a 91-71 record in 2021, the fifth-highest regular-season win total in franchise history but missing the playoffs by a single game.

He has the fifth-most wins historically among Blue Jay managers behind Cito Gaston (894), John Gibbons (793), Bobby Cox (355), and Jimy Williams (281).

John Schneider will replace Montoyo as interim manager for the remainder of the season, while Casey Candaele is the temporary bench coach.

The Jays begin a series with the Philadelphia Phillies later today.