Matt Chapman

The slumping Toronto Blue Jays held a players-only meeting following their 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.Blue Jays manager John Schneider said postgame that the players' decision to call the meeting "beat me to it," according to Sportsnet's Hazel Mae.Third baseman Matt Chapman wouldn't reveal what the players discussed in the meeting but admitted it's on them to get things back on track."We're all grown men here. It's up to us," Chapman said, according to MLB.com's Keegan Matheson. "We're the ones on the field. Our coaches can't hold our hands. We have to go out there and find ways to win games."The Blue Jays dropped three of four games at Tropicana Field to fall to 26-25 on the season and sit in the basement of the AL East."We were punched right in the face the last 10 days or so," Schneider said, according to Sportsnet's Shi Davidi. "You've got to understand that, and you've got to make adjustments, and you've got to have the right attitude, and you've got to have the right focus going forward."Toronto has struggled mightily against teams within its own division, losing 13 of the past 15 games against AL East opponents. "Yes, it's a tough division," Schneider said. "Yes, that's a good team. We're still a good team, too. So, little things today. You outhit the opponent again. You don't control the running game. You're careless with the baseball. Can't happen. Starting tomorrow, it's a new series, and hopefully, those things are taken care of."The Blue Jays head to Minnesota for a three-game series this weekend against the Twins at Target Field. Copyright © 2023 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

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From 2018-19, the short list of baseball’s best all-around players would’ve unequivocally included then-Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman. The 2014 No. 25 overall pick graduated from top prospect status to everyday big league third baseman in the second half of the 2017 season, and by 2018 he’d thrust himself into the fringes of the American…

From 2018-19, the short list of baseball’s best all-around players would’ve unequivocally included then-Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman. The 2014 No. 25 overall pick graduated from top prospect status to everyday big league third baseman in the second half of the 2017 season, and by 2018 he’d thrust himself into the fringes of the American…