Blue Jays' Atkins noncommittal on Schneider after playoff collapse

Toronto Blue Jays manager Ross Atkins isn't ready to decide the future of interim manager John Schneider after the club's shocking collapse in Game 2 of the wild-card series.

"More time to work through that. All our energy has been focused on winning," Atkins said Tuesday when asked about Schneider, according to Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun.

The executive said he's "very confident" in the job Schneider has done and it would be difficult to find a skipper who could do better, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.

Schneider steered the Blue Jays to the top wild-card seed in the American League after going 46-28 following the dismissal of Charlie Montoyo. However, the 42-year-old saw several moves backfire in a 10-9 loss Saturday - a game in which Toronto led 8-1 in the sixth inning.

"The emotions were difficult. ... that was a disappointing outcome for us," Atkins said.

Schneider hadn't managed in the majors until this season.