John Schneider

John Patrick Schneider (born February 14, 1980) is an American professional baseball coach who is the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He became a coach for the Blue Jays in 2019 and became interim manager on July 13, 2022. After the 2022 season, the Blue Jays hired him as their permanent manager. Prior to coaching, Schneider played six seasons as a catcher in the Blue Jays minor league organization.

Playing career Born in Princeton, New Jersey and raised in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, Schneider graduated from Lawrence High School in 1998. He attended the University of Delaware and played college baseball for the Fightin' Blue Hens. In three seasons, he batted .306 with 23 home runs and 139 runs batted in (RBIs). In 2001, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Schneider was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 24th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign, and was chosen by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 13th round of the 2002 draft. He was assigned to the Short Season-A Auburn Doubledays for the 2002 season, and hit .240 with two home runs and 11 RBIs. He retired after the 2007 minor league season, due to three concussions suffered during the season. Vancouver won the league's championship in 2011. Schneider returned to the Gulf Coast League in 2013, and then went back to managing Vancouver in 2014 and 2015. At the end of the season, he was named the Eastern League Manager of the Year.

The Blue Jays promoted Schneider to their major league coaching staff before the 2019 season to work with Blue Jays catchers. The Blue Jays promoted Schneider to become their bench coach for the 2022 season.

On July 13, 2022, the Blue Jays fired Charlie Montoyo as their manager and named Schneider their interim manager for the remainder of the season. He won his first game as manager that night. Schneider led the Blue Jays to a record and to the 2022 American League Wild Card Series as the Blue Jays manager in 2022. On October 21, 2022, the Blue Jays hired Schneider as their full-time manager, and signed him to a three-year contract with an option for a fourth season. On September 28, 2025 his Blue Jays team clinched their first American League East division title in ten years. On October 20, 2025, his team advanced to the 2025 World Series, winning the AL pennant, 4 games to 3, over the Seattle Mariners. Schneider would go on to coach the Blue Jays for seven games in the World Series, where they were eliminated by the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 in game 7. On November 6, 2025, the Blue Jays picked up the team option on Schneider’s contract, allowing him to return for the 2026 season.

On March 23, 2026, the Blue Jays announced that Schneider had agreed to a contract extension that runs through the 2028 season.

Managerial record

Team Year Regular season PostseasonGamesWonLostWin %Finish Won Lost Win % ResultTOR202274 2nd in AL East Lost ALWC (SEA)TOR2023162 3rd in AL East Lost ALWC (MIN)TOR20241625th in AL East – – – –TOR2025162 1st in AL East Lost World Series (LAD) TOR2026139 – – – –Total699

Personal life

Schneider has two siblings. His older brother Matt played basketball for Muhlenberg College. His younger brother Kevin played baseball at Monmouth University. His parents, David and Cathy, live in New Jersey.

Schneider married his wife Jessy in 2015. They have two sons; Gunner, born in 2016, and Greyson, born in 2018.