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TORONTO, ON – APRIL 20: Bo Bichette #11 of the Toronto Blue Jays runs to the dugout prior to a game against the Seattle Mariners at Rogers Centre on April 20, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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The Toronto Blue Jays enjoyed an offseason of veteran additions after reaching Game 7 of the World Series last year.<\/p>\n
The team brought in frontline starter Dylan Cease, submarine reliever Tyler Rogers, reigning KBO MVP Cody Ponce and Japanese All-Star Kazuma Okamoto, among others, to fortify a roster that is among the favorites to win the American League pennant once again.<\/p>\n
But the Blue Jays\u2019 offseason was also marked by some significant losses. First and foremost, that was the departure of longtime shortstop Bo Bichette, who took a three-year, $126 million deal<\/a> to join the New York Mets.<\/p>\n ForbesYankees\u2019 Giancarlo Stanton Offers \u2018Don\u2019t Care\u2019 Response On Elbow SurgeryBy Peter Chawaga<\/a>Toronto Blue Jays Lose Legendary Hitter To Philadelphia Phillies Staff<\/p>\n And the team\u2019s coaching staff suffered a significant loss as well, as New York Yankees legend Don Mattingly left the dugout to join the Philadelphia Phillies, where his son, Preston, is a member of the front office.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Phillies had been waiting only for Mattingly\u2019s contract to expire with the Blue Jays \u2014 he had been Toronto\u2019s bench coach the past three years \u2014 to make it official,\u201d MLB.com\u2019s Todd Zolecki and Paul Casella reported<\/a>. \u201cMattingly not only had a Hall of Fame-quality playing career with the Yankees, but he has extensive managerial and coaching experience. It should bring a new level of clubhouse credibility to the Phillies\u2019 coaching staff.\u201d<\/p>\n Mattingly is already making his presence felt with the Phillies as he\u2019s been working with superstar slugger Bryce Harper at Spring Training.<\/p>\n Though Harper is a 15-year big-league veteran in his own right, with a wealth of experience and a keen sense of what he needs to improve to have continued success next season, he noted that Mattingly has a lot to offer his new team.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, it\u2019s Donnie Baseball,\u201d Harper told The Philadelphia Inquirer\u2019s Scott Lauber<\/a>. \u201cI grew up a Yankee fan, so knowing he played first base in the Bronx and had a great, storied career in the Bronx and was one of the best first basemen to ever do it, I have such a respect for him and the way he went about it.\u201d<\/p>\n