Heartbreaking: Mark Shapiro CEO of Toronto blue Jays is gone…..

Heartbreaking: Mark Shapiro CEO of Toronto blue Jays is gone…..TORONTO — The Mark Shapiro era in Toronto officially began Monday afternoon as the Blue Jays introduced the seasoned front office executive as their new president and CEO.

Shapiro didn’t waste any time getting down to business, as he used his first day on the job to announce that John Gibbons will return as manager in 2016 while Tony LaCava has

The Blue Jays originally hired Shapiro at the end of August to replace the retiring Paul Beeston, but he didn’t officially start until this week. Beeston’s contract expired on Oct. 31, but he will remain with the organization on a short-term basis to help with the transition process.

“I guess I want to say from outset, to set the tone, I know that you don’t know me yet,” Shapiro said in his opening remarks. “I know that in time what you will learn about me is that I will act with consistency, with character, with candor, with integrity. I know over time you will learn to trust what I have to say and you’ll understand when I speak, I speak with honesty.”

Shapiro’s first few weeks on the job will be a lot more chaotic than he originally anticipated. His first order of business is finding a new general manager after Alex Anthopoulos declined to sign a five-year contract and