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Ross Atkins 'Absolutely Not Aware' of Mickey Callaway's Behavior with Cleveland

Toronto Blue Jaysgeneral manager Ross Atkins said Thursday he was "absolutely not aware" of the behavior that led to several harassment allegations made against Mickey Callaway, per Ian Harrison of the Associated Press.

Atkins, who worked in Cleveland's front office from 2001-15, helped hire Callaway as a pitching coach in the team's minor league system in 2010. He served in that role until 2013 before working as Cleveland's pitching coach until 2017.

"There is no chance that we would have overlooked that if we had had any signs of that type of behavior," Atkins said.