‘You saw their love for one another:’ Shapiro pens letter to Blue Jays faithful

Fans reacts as Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer leaves the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the fifth inning in Game 7 of baseball's World Series, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Toronto Blue Jays President and CEO Mark Shapiro has penned a letter to fans of the team after a “special” season that ultimately ended in heartbreak in Game 7 of the World Series.

Shared to the team’s social media accounts, Shapiro said he is “filled with gratitude” and issued a “deeply felt thank you” to Blue Jays fans.

“Thank you to our fans - the best in baseball,” Shapiro wrote. “You travelled great distances to support us, filling our ballpark at home and supporting us at stadiums on the road. You gathered around screens and radios from thousands of kilometres away.”

“We heard you. We felt you. Your energy, love, your hopes and belief reached our players and lifted us all.”

Shapiro said that the fan passion “inspired a group of individuals to achieve what few thought possible.”

His letter pointed to the Blue Jays’ successes in 2025, including capturing the AL East title, “toppling” the New York Yankees on their “home turf” to claim the American League Division Series (ALDS), and overcoming “powerful opponents” in the Seattle Mariners to win the American League Championship Series (ALCS).

Shapiro wrote that despite coming “just centimetres short of a World Series Championship,” the ALDS and ALCS banners will “forever hang proudly” at Rogers Centre to represent a season “none of us will ever forget.”

He added that what stood out the most to him outside of the team’s accomplishments, was what the fans “celebrated about them.”

“You saw their toughness, their resilience, their character, and above all their love for one another,” Shapiro wrote. “No group could better represent what it means to be a teammate... Their unity and selflessness brought people together across our country.”

“These Blue Jays became more than a baseball team.”

Shapiro went on to say that the “sting” of missing out on winning the World Series is still there, and comes from the Blue Jays’ “shared desire” to bring fans and all of Canada the championship.

“We’ll use that disappointment as fuel for what comes next,” he said.

The president and CEO closed his letter by once again expressing pride and gratitude for the fans, and promised them that their journey isn’t over.

“I have never been prouder to be a Blue Jay, and never more determined to deliver more memories, moments, and celebrations that bind us together,” Shapiro said. “One team, one country, one fanbase.”

Shapiro and Blue Jays General Manager Ross Atkins will hold an end-of-season media availability at Rogers Centre on Thursday.