Alex Anthopoulos was offered a five-year, $10 million contract to remain with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Anthopoulos was also offered an early opt-out in his contract, likely after one year.

Anthopoulos instead decided to leave the Jays and not work under Mark Shapiro, which stunned nearly all of Major League Baseball.

"I just didn't feel like this was the right fit going forward," he said. "It was not an easy (decision). Obviously, everyone knows how I feel about the organization, the city, the country."