Manny Acta and Jim Tracy have emerged as candidates to become the next manager of the Blue Jays.

Both Acta and Tracy have roots in Montreal, just like Toronto general manager Alex Anthopoulos and assistants Dana Brown and Tony LaCava.

In addition to Acta and Tracy, other candidates are believed to be: Sandy Alomar, Jr., Don Wakamatsu, Tim Wallach, Demarlo Hale, Brad Ausmus, Mike Maddux, Cito Gaston and Ernie Whitt.