NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 27: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Alek Manoah #6 of the Toronto Blue Jays in action against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on May 27, 2021 in New York City. The Blue Jays defeated the Yankees 2-0. The game was Alek Manoah's major league debut. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
General Manager Ross Atkins joined the Toronto Blue Jays after the previous manager Alex Anthopoulos left for the Los Angeles Dodgers after the 2015 season. Since then, the Blue Jays have gone through a painful rebuilding period that saw many of the veteran players either traded or not resigned, changing the dynamic of the roster to become younger and based primarily on homegrown talent with a few veteran free agent signings like Hyun Jin Ryu and George Springer.