Career
On December 3, 2015, he was named the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, after having worked for the Cleveland Indians for 15 years. Atkins was a pitcher at Wake Forest University, and was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 69th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. In the 1995 Major League Baseball draft, the Cleveland Indians selected him in the 38th round, and he signed with the team
The Indians hired Atkins in 2001 as assistant director of player development, and was promoted to director of Latin American operations in 2003.
In 2006, they promoted him to director of player development. The Indians promoted Atkins to vice president of player personnel after the 2014 season.
The Toronto Blue Jays named Atkins general manager on December 3, 2015.