During his press conference, Ross Atkins declared John Schneider would return as manager for the 2025 baseball season. With a season where many things did not go well for the Blue Jays, many fans were expecting Schneider and Atkins to be fired at the end of the season. Should John Schneider have been fired? How much of this season’s disappointment can be blamed on Schneider? We break down John Schneider’s role with the Blue Jays and his impact on the Blue Jays success. Atkins went on to announce Don Mattingly would also return to the team for 2025, stating that his role would be slightly different from the previous year. What is this role change? Should Don Mattingly have been brought back to the organization? We will cover all this and more on this episode of Locked On Blue Jays. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Alejandro Kirk, Joey Votto, Erik Swanson, Leo Jimenez, Davis Schneider, Ernie Clement, Spencer Horwitz, Chad Green, Jake Bloss, Genesis Cabrera, Bowden Francis, Joey Loperfido, Orelvis Martinez, Ricky Tiedemann, Zach Pop, Addison Barger, Nathan Lukes, Aaron Sanchez, Cutter Coffey, Will Wagner, Dillon Tate, Tommy Nance, Jonatan Clase, Steward Berroa Intro: 0:00 John Schneider Returns: 2:13 Don Mattingly Role Change: 16:03 Playoff Drama: 25:38 Outro: 30:44 Twitter: @Brayden5Ewasko @Carterfuerst2 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dialedinjays JOIN OUR DISCORD!: https://discord.gg/Sc9NQRpC LOCKED ON BLUE JAYS MERCHANDISE: https://lockedonbluejays.myspreadshop.com/ Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOBlueJays?sid=YouTube Locked On MLB League-Wide: Every Team, Prospects & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnMLB #BlueJays #TorontoBlueJays #MLB