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Listen: What went wrong — Shapiro and Atkins on the Jays' disastrous 2026 season

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Wilner, M. (2026, October 1). Listen: What went wrong — Shapiro and Atkins on the Jays' disastrous 2026 season. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/podcasts/deep-left-field/listen-what-went-wrong-shapiro-and-atkins-on-the-jays-disastrous-2026-season/article_ace3ad74-993e-4470-9e32-c7e9a3c51420.html

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In a post-game analysis, Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro and general manager Ross Atkins discussed the team's disappointing 2026 season during a meeting on Wednesday. The conversation focused on Shapiro’s reflections on watching the emotionally charged final games of the year and touched on concerns about an upcoming labor dispute affecting the league.

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In a recent episode of Deep Left Field, Mike Wilner discussed the post-mortem analysis by Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro and general manager Ross Atkins following the team's disastrous 2026 season. The conversation focused on Shapiro’s reflections during the heart-warming final weekend of the season, despite its overall disappointment. Additionally, they addressed concerns surrounding an impending labour dispute that could affect future operations and player morale.

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This week in Deep Left Field, we dive into the end-of-season post-mortems held by Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro and general manager Ross Atkins on Wednesday. asserted

we → dive → Wednesday

We break down what Shapiro had to say about his feelings watching the heart-warming final weekend of the Jays’ miserable season and about the looming labour dispute. asserted

Shapiro → break → dispute

Listen: What went wrong — Shapiro and Atkins on the Jays' disastrous 2026 season

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