Blue Jays, Cal Raleigh and John Schneider
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Blue Jays manager John Schneider regrets his 2023 remarks about Cal Raleigh as the Mariners and Blue Jays face off in a heated ALCS showdown.
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider tried to explain his controversial decision to use left-hander Brendon Little while holding a late lead in Friday's Game 5 of the ALCS.Little entered what was then a one-run game in favor of Toronto to face the heart of the Seattle Mariners' order - Cal Raleigh,
Schneider said he wanted the part of the Seattle Mariners’ order that was due up in the eighth to “see different guys” and reiterated that he still trusts left-hander Brendon Little despite his late-season struggles.
It isn’t often that a Sportsnet broadcast goes all in on scathing criticism of a move made by its corporate brother Blue Jays.
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