{"id":66443,"date":"2025-08-13T12:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66443\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T12:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:10:17","slug":"jays-shapiro-says-he-wants-to-remain-with-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66443\/","title":{"rendered":"Jays\u2019 Shapiro says he wants to remain with team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Gregory Strong<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted August 12, 2025 3:46 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>TORONTO \u2013 Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro is declining comment on contract extension talks but says he wants to remain with the club and that team ownership has been \u201creciprocal in that desire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755073388_375_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The 58-year-old Shapiro, who also serves as chief executive officer, is in the final year of his contract.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRelated Videos\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: '\u2018Risk-reward could be huge:\u2019 Fans react to Blue Jays acquiring Bieber, Dominguez'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755087016_423_RAFAT_PKG_WEB_PIC.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:59<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2018Risk-reward could be huge:\u2019 Fans react to Blue Jays acquiring Bieber, Dominguez\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPrevious Video<\/p>\n<p>\t\tNext Video<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro held a media availability today at Rogers Centre before the Blue Jays opened a six-game homestand with a night game against the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755073389_716_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro says he has a distinct appreciation for the city of Toronto and the opportunity to lead a team that represents the entire country.<\/p>\n<p>He joined the club in 2015 and signed a five-year extension in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a 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