“I tried deliberately not to let that affect the way I interacted around players, especially around guys I’ve been around for a long time. “I was 27 years old, knocking around in double-A and triple-A, going up and down and realizing that maybe if other people are seeing me like this, it might be a smart thing for me to start thinking outside the box. “I was in double-A and coming through the (concussion) on the DL and I started talking to some coordinators and a farm director, Dick Scott,” Schneider said. It might have been the seventh documented concussion of his playing career - Schneider isn’t exactly sure – that knocked some baseball sense into a catcher who was then a Jays farmhand of dimming big league prospects. Schneider certainly has his own managerial style, one developed in the minor leagues where he groomed many of the team’s current stars such as Vlad Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and Jordan Romano, but one that has evolved in the majors.Īctive in the dugout and in the clubhouse, he’s not shy about having his voice heard - and that’s not about to be altered. It definitely didn’t change in the last few months.” “But the way I go about building relationships will never change. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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