The new dirt infield prior to the start of batting practice before the Toronto Blue Jays MLB game against the Boston Red Sox on April 8, 2016 at Rogers Centre.Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images
The corporate carousel continues to spin within the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
The latest senior executive to move on from the American League club is Stephen Brooks, the senior vice-president of business operations. A club official confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Brooks had resigned.
Brooks was responsible for all business operations with the ball club and the stadium, including corporate partnerships, marketing and Florida operations. Most recently, he oversaw the installation of a dirt infield at Rogers Centre.
Brooks was active on social media where he personally responded through his Twitter account to hundreds of questions from fans regarding tickets sales, problems at Rogers Centre and any other aspect of the day-to-day operations of the baseball business.
Brooks was also a holdover from the era of Paul Beeston, who stepped down as president and chief executive officer of the Blue Jays following the conclusion of the 2015 MLB season.
The Blue Jays hired Mark Shapiro as Beeston's replacement, which brought about the abrupt resignation of Alex Anthopoulos as the club's general manager.
Shapiro was not available to comment on the departure of Brooks Tuesday night according to an e-mail from Sebastian Gatica, the new senior manager, corporate communications, with the baseball club.
According to one official with the Blue Jays, Gatica will now be handling all the day-to-day media responsibilities for both Shapiro and Ross Atkins, the team's first-year GM.
Rogers Sportsnet reported Tuesday that the Blue Jays are expected to hire Andrew Miller, currently senior vice president, strategy and business analytics with the Cleveland Indians, as Brooks's replacement.