The Blue Jays parted ways with manager Charlie Montoyo Wednesday afternoon:

The 13th manager in Blue Jays history, and the first from Puerto Rico, Montoyo went 236-236 in parts of four seasons. Toronto beat Philadelphia on Tuesday to snap a four-game losing streak and improve to 46-42 this season, which would put them in a playoffs as a wild-card team if the season ended now despite being in fourth place in the AL East.

The Blue Jays are 3-9 in July. They went 1-6 on a road trip against Oakland, which has the worst record in the majors, and Seattle that ended Sunday with a four-game sweep against the Mariners.

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John Schneider was promoted from AAA to be the interim manager.

The Blue Jays finished eight games below their Pythagorean projection in 2021. The were one game over this season, but this was a very young, talented team that was expected to compete for the division title. It’s possible that Montoyo was the man to develop the young talent, but not the man to take it to the next level. The Twins needed Tom Kelly to take their young talent to the World Series in the 1980s. The Jays may need someone similar.

Correction: John Schneider was named interim manager. Casey Candaele was promoted to bench coach.