Report: Contract extension ‘possible’ for Blue Jays CEO Mark Shapiro

Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro. (Nathan Denette/CP)

Sportsnet Staff October 12, 2019, 11:16 AM

A contract extension for Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro is “possible,” The Athletic‘s Ken Rosenthal reports.

According to Rosenthal, both the team and Shapiro are open, but not close, to a new deal.

An extension is possible for Mark Shapiro, who is entering the final year of his contract as #BlueJays president/CEO. Both Shapiro and the Jays are open to a new deal, but nothing is close, sources tell The Athletic. Per @SNJeffBlair, GM Ross Atkins is under contract through ‘21.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) October 12, 2019

Shapiro, who is reportedly entering the final year of his contract with the Blue Jays, was named team president and CEO in August 2015 after 24 years in the Cleveland Indians’ front office. He succeeded longtime Blue Jays president Paul Beeston.

Earlier in the month when asked about his future with #BlueJays Shapiro said this:

“I’ve been clear and consistent about enjoying where I am and wanting to be here. From a competitive perspective, I want to finish the job. That’s incredibly important to me." https://t.co/BvH2nvpGfx

— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) October 12, 2019

The 52-year-old executive was at the helm when Toronto made a run to the ALCS in 2016 following a wild-card berth. The Blue Jays have failed to make the playoffs in the past three seasons, and finished 2019 with a 67-95 record.

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