Blue Jays: Joe Espada reportedly in Toronto for an interview

Joe Espada, Astros bench coach and candidate for the Blue Jays managerial position, is reportedly in Toronto for an in-person interview.

According to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet, Joe Espada, who has for the last week been heavily connected to the Blue Jays in their search for a manager, is in Toronto being interviewed in person.

Davidi notes that Espada, along with Tampa Bay Rays major league field coordinator Rocco Baldelli and Chicago Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde, remains strong in the running for the position, which the Jays reportedly hope to have filled by the end of the month of October.

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