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Blue Jays manager John Schneider saves woman from choking at Florida restaurant

In baseball, managers often have to make quick decisions that have dramatic results. 

Toronto Blue Jays skipper John Schneider showed off those skills recently when a woman at a restaurant near the team's spring training home started choking and couldn't breathe.

Schneider immediately got up from his table and performed the Heimlich maneuver – a technique he said he learned in sixth grade – to dislodge a shrimp from the woman's throat.

"Right place, right time," Schneider told Sportsnet on Sunday. "I was just enjoying lunch with (wife) Jess. You either help or you don't and I decided I'd go over and see if I could help."

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Blue Jays manager John Schneider keeps a close eye on spring training workouts at the team's player development complex in Dunedin, Fla.

Schneider said things calmed down quickly once the woman was able to breathe again, and after she thanked him for helping her, everyone went back to their tables.

"I think I was a little more rattled than she was," he admitted.

Schneider's reward: a free beer from the restaurant. 

The 43-year old took over as interim manager of the Blue Jays last July after Charlie Montoyo was fired and led them to an AL wild card playoff spot. On the heels of that success, Scheider was named permanent manager and received a three-year contract with an option for the 2026 season.

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