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The Toronto Blue Jays have fired manager Charlie Montoyo (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images).
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The Toronto Blue Jays have fired manager Charlie Montoyo.

The Blue Jays announced Wednesday that Montoyo will be replaced by bench coach John Schneider as interim manager for the rest of the season.

Casey Candaele has been appointed interim bench coach for the club.

Montoyo earned a 236-236 record over four seasons as the Blue Jays’ manager.

The team has a 46-42 record this season and currently hold the third and final wild card spot in the American League.

However, they have lost eight of their past 10 games, including a four-game sweep in Seattle.

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