Pump Up The Jams: Manager John Schneider invites DJ into Blue Jays clubhouse

By John Chidley-HillThe Canadian PressSat., July 30, 2022timer2 min. readTORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse had a different vibe on Saturday morning. Instead of some quiet country music or baseball highlights playing on the spacious room’s TVs, a DJ was performing a set featuring house music and classic rap and R&B tracks from the late 1990s.Although the clubhouse has an impressive sound system, usually deployed after big wins with a fog machine, interim Blue Jays manager John Schneider decided to shake things up ahead of their matinee against the visiting Detroit Tigers. He asked DJ Ray, a local Toronto performer, to set up his equipment in the middle of the clubhouse and play music to get the Blue Jays hyped for the third game of their four-game series.Infielder Cavan Biggio said it was a surprise to have more upbeat music pumping on what would normally be a quiet morning, but not at all surprising knowing his manager.“That’s kind of how the way John Schneider operates,” said Biggio, who first played for Schneider on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Toronto’s double-A affiliate. “Playing for him in the minor leagues coming up it’s always been, about keeping the vibes high and,…
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