JOHN SCHNEIDER

The Toronto Blue Jays have hired former Dodgers and Marlins manager Don Mattingly as their bench coach. Mattingly and the Marlins parted ways after the 2022 season.

TORONTO — (AP) — Don Mattingly is joining the Toronto Blue Jays as bench coach to manager John Schneider, the team announced Wednesday. The former New York Yankees slugger, a six-time All-Star, joins the Blue Jays after seven seasons as manager of the Florida Marlins, where he won NL Manager of the Year honors in 2020. He also worked as hitting coach and bench coach for the Yankees, and as hitting coach of the Dodgers before his managerial stint in Los Angeles. In Toronto, Mattingly replaces Casey Candaele, who was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo to serve as Schneider’s bench coach after the Jays fired manager Charlie Montoyo in July, replacing him with Schneider. The Blue Jays said Candaele will resume his job as manager of the Triple-A Bisons in 2023.

The Toronto Blue Jays have hired Don Mattingly to serve as bench coach under manager John Schneider.

In an exclusive interview, Seahawks GM John Schneider explains how the team has come back so quickly after the Russell Wilson trade.

Candace Cameron Bure, Pure Flix founders David A.R. White and Michael Scott, as well as "Dukes of Hazzard" star John Schneider are creating films about faith and patriotism.

TORONTO — (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays rewarded John Schneider for his strong performance as their interim manager, agreeing to terms with him Friday on a three-year contract to manage the team. “I think it will be very difficult for us to find better than John Schneider,” Atkins said. He managed in the minors for 10 seasons, winning championships at three levels, before joining the Blue Jays’ staff in 2019. He is the 14th manager in Blue Jays history. “I am honored, excited, and deeply humbled to continue leading this extraordinary group of players, coaches, and staff,” Schneider said in a statement.

The Toronto Blue Jays have rewarded John Schneider for his strong performance as their interim manager.

Blue Jays center fielder George Springer was carted off the field after he collided with shortstop Bo Bichette in the eighth inning of a 10-9 playoff loss to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. Springer is “doing OK,” interim manager John Schneider said. Springer and Bichette went hard after the ball, but it landed as the two collided.

There’s a whole lot riding on Alek Manoah’s first career playoff start, but the Toronto Blue Jays All-Star right-hander isn’t the least bit fazed about facing the Seattle Mariners in Friday’s wild-card opener.

The Kansas City Royals fired manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Cal Eldred on Wednesday night, shortly after the struggling franchise finished the season 65-97 with a listless 9-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit his 20th homer and drove in six runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat Toronto 10-6 Friday night, tying the Blue Jays at the top of the AL wild-card standings. The win clinched the season series — and the tiebreaker — for the Rays, who have won 10 of 17 against the Blue Jays. “They got the lead and we were able to come back, and we were able to take advantage there at the end.”Arozarena's three-run homer gave Tampa Bay a 6-4 lead in the fifth inning. Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit RBI singles during a four-run fifth off Jeffrey Springs that put the Blue Jays ahead 4-3. After Arozarena put Tampa Bay ahead, Toronto tied it at 6 in the sixth on George Springer's sacrifice fly.

Randy Arozarena hit his 20th homer and drove in six runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat Toronto 10-6, tying the Blue Jays at the top of the AL wild-card standings.

Wander Franco had three RBIs, Jonathan Aranda homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 in the opener of a big four-game series between playoff contenders.

Mike Trout hit a two-run home run to become the highest-scoring player in Angels history, Reid Detmers and four relievers combined on a six-hitter, and Los Angeles halted a six-game losing streak by routing the Toronto Blue Jays 12-0 on Friday night. Jo Adell hit two home runs, Andrew Velasquez had a two-run blast, and Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run triple for the Angels, who came in having lost nine of 10. Trout scored his 1,025th run with the Angels with his 27th homer off left-hander Yusei Kikuchi in the eighth.

A routine traffic stop quickly turned into a drug bust in central Florida.

DELAND, Fla. — A Florida man is facing charges after footage from a traffic stop appears to show him drop half a pound of drugs under a deputy’s cruiser. >> Read more trending newsThe Volusia County Sheriff’s Office shared video of the traffic stop in a news release on Facebook. In the video, John Schneider can be seen standing with a deputy when a bag falls to the ground. Florida man drops half pound of meth under cruiser during traffic stop, deputies say John Schneider booking photo. (Still from video provided by Volusia County Sheriff's Office)Deputies said they found an additional gram of methamphetamine inside Schneider’s sock.

Kevin Gausman tossed seven sharp innings and the Toronto Blue Jays became the latest team to shut out the New York Yankees, beating the AL East leaders 4-0.

A man was arrested Thursday evening after attempting to drop a half-pound of meth under a patrol car during a traffic stop, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office.

Ramón Urías hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and Anthony Santander, Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays also went deep to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Whit Merrifield says he is vaccinated for COVID-19 and will be cleared to play for Toronto when the Blue Jays return to Canada.

Friday night was a rare -- and painful -- exception for the Red Sox, who fell into a hole early and never recovered. The Red Sox finished in last place in the American League in both of those seasons. The Blue Jays’ previous mark was 24, set on June 26, 1978, against Baltimore at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, according to Retrosheet.org. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had six hits to tie a Blue Jays record set on May 1, 2004, by Frank Catalanotto against the Chicago White Sox, the Star reported. “It was tough to be in the dugout to be honest with you,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said after the game.

Jack Leiter Jack Leiter, of the Texas Rangers, warms up before the MLB All-Star Futures baseball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. Jackson is an Oklahoma high schooler who plays shortstop and is expected to go within the first five picks. Two more second-generation players — Cam Collier and Justin Crawford — are likely to go in the first round. Second-generation stars are everywhere in MLB draftIt’s not surprising that professional athletes spawn more elite athletes. “And at 13 years old, I just wasn’t.”Those who have watched second-generation players ascend to stardom view the mental edge as the most important.

The Royals will be without 10 of the 26 players on their active roster for their upcoming trip to Toronto due to Canadian restrictions on travelers who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Toronto Blue Jays have fired manager Charlie Montoyo and promoted bench coach John Schneider to interim manager for the remainder of the season.

Drew Lock went into the offseason expecting change and was prepared for a new opportunity somewhere other than Denver. “I was ready for something to happen and then when I found out that this is what happened, I was really, really excited,” Lock said Monday. For now, Lock appears to be the likely starter going into next season.

New Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson says he aims to play 10 to 12 more seasons and win three or four more Super Bowls.

Chandler Jones to Las Vegas, Khalil Mack and J.C. Jackson to the LA Chargers, Brandon Scherff to Jacksonville. On Wednesday, teams could come clean after all the recent leaks made those moves — and dozens of others — common knowledge throughout the NFL. Yes, the 2022 business year has begun, and with it come the official announcements of who is going where for what and how much. By far the biggest blockbuster — at least until Houston finds a team for quarterback Deshaun Watson — is Wilson moving from the Seahawks to the Broncos. Watson sat out last season and still faces civil lawsuits and perhaps an NFL suspension.

Russell Wilson to Denver, Carson Wentz to Washington, Amari Cooper to Cleveland.

With two brush strokes over the span of about 10 hours, the Seattle Seahawks said goodbye to giant foundations of their Super Bowl history.

"Dukes of Hazzard" alum John Schneider railed again Alec Baldwin for claiming he did not pull the trigger of the gun on the set of the movie "Rust."

John Schneider starred in "Dukes of Hazzard" alongside Tom Wopat and Catherine Bach.

Matthew Stafford threw for 365 yards and a touchdown and the Los Angeles Rams beat the Seattle Seahawks 26-17 on Thursday night in a game Russell Wilson left in the second half with a finger injury on his throwing hand.

An instantly recognizable 1969 Dodge Charger, symbolic of the hit Dukes of Hazzard series, was destroyed at John Schneider's Louisiana studios.

>> Read more trending newsThe 1969 orange Dodge Charger, made famous in the late 1970s television series “The Dukes of Hazzard,” was one of the items damaged at actor John Schneider’s home and studio in Louisiana by Hurricane Ida, WZTV reported. Holden, located west of Hammond and northwest of New Orleans, was hit hard by Ida, which hit the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 storm. Schneider was in Middle Tennessee when the storm hit, helping people affected by floods last week, WZTV reported. “Well … When something like this happens you have two choices: Tears and laughter,” Schneider wrote on Facebook. “My request is that if you know somebody that’s going through something like this, then you help them,” Schneider tweeted.

Now that the calendar has turned to June, NFL teams can trade or release players and spread the salary cap hit over two years instead of one.

(AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)DENVER – Teams searching for an antidote to the high-octane offenses and mobile quarterbacks that dominate the modern NFL won't have to wait around for the draft. Free agency this year promises a deeper pool of possibilities than usual because the league's lost revenues during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 resulted in the first decrease in the salary cap in a decade. Then, the league scuttled its annual scouting combine in Indianapolis, making it harder still for teams to evaluate the incoming class. Ad“In the draft, you’re just shooting from the hip because you just haven’t really spent any time around players,” former Bucs GM Mark Dominik said. “You talk about being able to deal with all the speed, I love the linebacker group, off-the-ball linebackers," Jeremiah said.

"Dukes of Hazzard" star John Schneider has tied the knot and Inside Edition was on the guest list! Schneider, 59, wed longtime girlfriend Alicia Allain inside a barn on his property in Holden, Louisiana, on Tuesday. Schneider is still battling his estranged wife, Elvira Schneider, in what has been a five-year-long divorce saga, so the wedding was purely a religious ceremony. "To know that truly the most beautiful woman in the world was walking toward me was the greatest feeling in the world," Schneider said, laughing. RELATED STORIESDad Sells Fireworks to Pay for Daughter's Wedding, Whole Family Helps OutJohn Schneider Searched 'DWTS' Crowd Every Night for Estranged Children'Dukes of Hazzard' Star on the Moment He Reported to Jail: 'I Can't Run, I Can't Hide'