Blue Jays’ bench coach Dave Hudgens may have apologized, but a great many fans aren’t buying it.



Some are outraged that the Blue Jays continue to employ a man who coached the Houston hitters in 2017 when the Astros cheated on their way to a World Series championship. Why, they ask, do the Jays support a coach who admits that he sat idly by while his hitters benefited from an illegal sign-stealing scheme?



On Friday morning in Dunedin, Fla., my colleague Kaitlyn McGrath asked general manager Ross Atkins about that. His answers will no doubt further fan the flames among those who believe Hudgens should be fired. Others may agree with his logic.



I’ll have more to say about that in a moment.



But first, here is McGrath’s interview.



KM: Hudgens came out a few days ago and offered his apology and gave his perspective on the situation, but I think some fans are wondering what was the decision from the...