Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro was introduced on Monday afternoon, meeting with local media for a press conference. After naming Tony LaCava the Blue Jays interim general manager, as was rumored earlier today, Shapiro gave a lengthy statement to begin. Frankly, as far as introductory statements go, it was impressive.
Shapiro went into great detail in expressing his gratitude towards Alex Anthopoulos and outgoing president Paul Beeston. Despite the monotonous and endless questions regarding Anthopoulos, Shapiro continued to shift the focus back into the present. It was apparent, however, that at one time in this process Shapiro had expected to be working side-by-side with the departing GM.