More meaningful baseball awaits Blue Jays despite series loss to Yankees
Despite a recent series loss to the New York Yankees, the Toronto Blue Jays remain focused on the remainder of a competitive American League season. Manager John Schneider emphasized the value of playing meaningful games during the final stretch of the season.
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NEW YORK — Two weeks ago, as his Blue Jays stared down a 13-game crucible against the Red Sox, Yankees, Rays, and Yankees again, John Schneider framed what lay ahead as a gift.
"There's still really meaningful baseball and that's fun,” he said. “There's nothing better than that when you're getting into the dog days of August.”
Here on the other side of it, after the Blue Jays fell, 8-3, to the Yankees on Sunday to seal an 8-5 record over that run of play, it turns out the crucible was its own reward. Even more meaningful baseball awaits as the Blue Jays wrestle for positioning with over half of a hyper-competitive — perhaps uncompetitive, depending on your perspective — American League.
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