Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro, speaking here just days after his team’s heartbreaking World Series loss, tried to keep his expectations for the 2026 season tame on Wednesday.Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press
Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro possesses a remarkable consistency of tone. Whether he’s explaining away a 90-loss season or basking in a near-championship one, he still sounds like a guy trying to sell you term life insurance.
Few executives in Canadian sports history have taken the consistent kicking Shapiro has, and fewer still have come out the other end of it on top (or near enough). You would have to forgive him for rubbing it in just a little.
But during a Q and A…