After a heartbreaking loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series in the fall, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider received a letter from someone who knows what it means to both win and lose at the highest level.
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, a four-time champion as a coach and five-time champion as a player, wrote to Schneider, encouraging him to use the World Series loss as fuel.
“The pain was real,” Kerr wrote, per The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon. “But what always survives through the tough losses is the character and connection of the group. The loss won’t define you, but the way you and your guys carried themselves afterwards will.”
Schneider said the message was exactly what he needed to hear.
“It was the message we’ve been preaching all offseason and in spring,” Schneider said. “The run was great, and the heartbreak was real, but it’s not going to define who we are. We all went through it together. What we’re going to be defined by is how we persevere through it.”
The Blue Jays’ World Series run in 2025 marked their first since 1993, but now the goal is sustaining that success. Schneider will lean on Kerr’s encouragement as he navigates the long season ahead.
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