John Schneider reacts to Tyler Megill exchanging pleasantries with Blue Jays dugout
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The Toronto Blue Jays can't get out of the state of Wisconsin fast enough.
The Toronto Blue Jays' 2-1 loss Thursday at American Family Field was frustrating for its own reasons, even if it felt like deja vu.
Manager John Schneider shared his thoughts on tensions ramping up between the Blue Jays and Brewers in a post game presser with reporters on Thursday.
First question was about the words exchanged between Trevor Megill and the Blue Jays dugout.
Schneider indicated that he did not appreciate Megill's gestures to the dugout
“A a person, you don't appreciate when another grown man yells what he did in your face. So you just kind of react in the moment. But we got other stuff to worry about other than that, he’s got other stuff to worry about.”
The incident occurred when McGill struck out Daulton Varsho to cap the top of the 8th, when he then glared into the Blue Jays dugout shouting towards the bench as he walked off the mound.
That brought Davis Schneider and catcher Tyler Heineman out onto the field, chirping back and forth with Megill as he continued to his dugout.
From the on-deck circle, Vladimir Guerrero Jr yelled at him to keep walking to the dugout.
The bigger issue was another squandered golden opportunity to retake the lead and even maybe put up a crooked number.
Schneider walked leading off the 6th, with Varsho singling behind him and the heart of the order up.
But Vladdy grounded into a double, and there went any wind out of their sails. He did single leading off the 9th, but three ground outs ended things.
If you’re going to only reach base 7 times, you’d better take advantage of the opportunities you do get.
Stymied twice now in the Midwest, the Jays will move on and try their luck out West, in Arizona Friday when Eric Lauer will take on a rejuvenated Michael Soroka with the late 9:30 ET start time.
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