The previous time the Blue Jays used the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend to publicly share the state of affairs was radically different.

The tire tracks on the back of manager John Schneider were still fresh after GM Ross Atkins backed the bus over him , serving a heaping helping of blame for the losing and controversial wildcard sweep in Minnesota.

The future of the franchise in general and Schneider specifically seemed very much in doubt on the 2023 holiday weekend.

Fast forward two years to Saturday and the Jays and their manager are in a vastly different place, enthusiastically preparing for the club’s first trip to the ALCS since 2016.

A team that was in a state of turmoil in October of 2023, licking its wounds after a last-place season in October 2024, now finds itself just

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