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The Toronto Blue Jays fired general manager J.P. Ricciardi on Saturday, ending an eight-year tenure marked by an inability to get past the Yankees and Red Sox and into the playoffs.

The Toronto Blue Jays fired general manager J.P. Ricciardi on Saturday, ending an eight-year tenure marked by an inability to get past the Yankees and Red Sox and into the playoffs.

"This was a tough decision and a difficult one for me personally as I have enjoyed J.P.'s friendship and his perspective on the game," said Paul Beeston, Toronto's acting president and CEO.

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TORONTO (AP) -- Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi still hasn't received an appropriate trade offer for Roy Halladay, and has set a July 28 deadline to complete a deal for the 2003 Cy Young Award winner.

TORONTO (AP) -- Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi says he's willing to listen to offers for ace Roy Halladay.

"He wears his heart on his sleeve. I would be disappointed if a player didn't have a reaction that he cared.

That wasn't really that important to me."

Slumping designated hitter Frank Thomas was released Sunday by the Blue Jays, who cut the 19-year veteran one day after he became angry for being taken out of the lineup.

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Ricciardi said he and Thomas came to 'a mutual agreement' after meeting in the clubhouse early Sunday.