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    The Blue Jays fired Ricciardi on Saturday, ending an eight-year tenure marked by an inability to get past the Yankees and Red Sox and into the playoffs. "I have a good friend in J.P. Ricciardi, but at the very end of the day we determined we were going to make a move and we would make it right now ... J.P. took it very, very well. He's a real gentleman and he obviously has some real compassion for the Toronto Blue Jays." Ricciardi, who joined the Jays in 2001, had one year left on his contract. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment
    I have a good friend in J.P. Ricciardi, but at the very end of the day we determined we were going to make a move and we would make it right now ... J.P. took it very, very well. He's a real gentleman and he obviously has some real compassion for the Toronto Blue Jays.
    – Paul Beeston (baseball) SOURCE: Pittsburgh Entertainment 1 month ago
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Blue Jays part ways with GM Ricciardi
  1. He's under contract and I would expect him to be back.
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Entertainment 1 month ago
  2. He never really told me exactly the reason why, but I've been around long enough to know why
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Entertainment 1 month ago

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