Beeston’s future as Blue Jays president unclear
Posted December 7, 2014 6:43 pm.
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Paul Beeston’s future as president and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays shifted back into uncertainty as reports surfaced Sunday that the club is actively searching for a replacement.
ESPN’s Buster Olney listed Baltimore Orioles executive vice-president Dan Duquette and Chicago White Sox executive vice-president Ken Williams as candidates, while Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported that Duquette wants the job but is being blocked by Orioles owner Peter Angelos.
The news comes about a month after Sportsnet reported that Beeston, whose contract expired Oct. 31, would remain in the job for the foreseeable future. The expectation was that Beeston would remain in the job for the rest of the year as part of a graceful exit, while a search was conducted for his successor.
Beeston’s future has been unclear since the summer, when the Blue Jays first started reaching out to other candidates. The search was eventually shelved and Beeston allowed to remain in the post indefinitely, during which time he assisted in the courtship of free agent Russ Martin and communicated with ownership leading up to the trade for Josh Donaldson.
Olney reported that Blue Jays’ ownership “was not pleased some of Beeston’s action’s during the search for a replacement for commissioner Bud Selig.”
Beeston backed the unsuccessful bid of Tim Brosnan, Major League Baseball’s executive vice-president, business in opposition of eventual successor Rob Manfred. MLB announced this week that Brosnan will leave his post at the end of January.
