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Longtime Toronto Blue Jays radio voice Mike Wilner hosts Deep Left Field, a baseball podcast from the Toronto Star. With great baseball coverage, opinion and analysis from Mike and other Star sports journalists including Laura Armstrong and Gregor Chisholm, as well as MLB players and others in the game, Deep Left Field has everything you need to know about the Jays, specifically, and baseball in general.
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Blue Jays infielder Will Wagner, owner Mal Romanin and more
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How to learn from and let go of things we can't control.
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Why you aren't following through on what you want and what to do about it.
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The Power Of A Morning Routine.
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How To Strengthen The Self.
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How To Create Lasting Change
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Thoughts On The Self And Returning Home.
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Grounded In Worthiness: How To Find Your Way Home.
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In this episode, we will talk about the first "Chakra" which I refer to as your worthiness.J. Mike Fields által
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Pain, The Self, And Coming Home.
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No more running, no more distractions. It's your time now.J. Mike Fields által
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Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah, former Jays' reporter Kaitlyn McGrath and more on the first episode of 2025
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Guests: Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah, former Blue Jays beat reporter Kaitlyn McGrath Our first episode of 2025 brings a check-in and a farewell. Alek Manoah, rehabbing from mid-June Tommy John surgery, joins us to give an update on the state of his elbow and the timeline for his late-season return. He also shares his thoughts about the Jays’ slow …
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Roundtable: The Jays in 2025, and beyond
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Guests: Second City alumni Sandy Jobin-Bevans and Pat Smith, Actor/Director Stu Stone 2024 was a rough year for the Toronto Blue Jays and their fans, and the way this off-season has gone so far, it doesn’t seem as though 2025 is going to be much better. For our final episode of the year, we convene a roundtable of Canadian stars of stage and screen…
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Former Blue Jay Jordan Romano and new Jay Andrés Giménez
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Guests: Former Toronto Blue Jay and current Philadelphia Phillie Jordan Romano and new Jay Andrés Giménez Now that he has signed with the Philadelphia Phillies, former Jays closer Jordan Romano joins the podcast for his first one-on-one interview since the Jays cut him loose. He goes in-depth about his time in Toronto and signing with a National Le…
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Discussing the Blue Jays moves at the Winter Meetings with Gregor Chisholm
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Guests: Toronto Star baseball columnist Gregor Chisholm, Sports Info Solutions Mark Simon The Blue Jays had their busiest Winter Meetings in years: making a trade, signing a free agent and grabbing a pitcher in the Rule 5 draft. Gregor Chisholm joins us to discuss all the Jays’ doings in Dallas, and whether it’s the right move to continue to drill …
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Legendary Toronto Star columnist Dave Perkins and former Blue Jays coach Matt Hague
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Guests: Jack Graney Award winner, legendary Toronto Star columnist Dave Perkins; Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach Matt Hague The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame has handed out its annual media award, and we’ve got this year’s winner, Dave Perkins, to talk about his extraordinary career covering baseball for three decades for the Toronto Star. Matt H…
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What team should sign superstar free agent Juan Soto?
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Guests: Kim’s Convenience star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Baseball Prospectus Editor-In-Chief Craig Goldstein, Comedian Chris Calogero (“Husky Boy” stand-up special on YouTube), Andy Kindler (Everybody Loves Raymond, Bob’s Burgers) This week, we bring together an all-star panel to make their pitch for superstar free agent outfielder Juan Soto. Paul Sun-Hy…
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Team Canada outfielder and Chicago Cubs prospect Owen Caissie
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This week, we talk to one of the outstanding young Canadian players working his way to the major leagues. Owen Caissie was named minor-league offensive player of the year by the Canadian Baseball Network for his terrific season with the AAA Iowa Cubs. We celebrate both that award and his being placed on the Cubs’ 40-man major-league roster with the…
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Off-Season Primer: Blue Jays need to shake it off and fill blank spaces after cruel summer
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Listen here or subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. If you would like to support the journalism of the Toronto Star, you can at thestar.com/subscribingmatters. Guests: Toronto Star baseball columnist Gregor Chisholm The Hot Stove season is upon us and the Blue Jays have a whole lot to do in order …
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World Series champ Kevin Kiermaier, in his final interview as a player
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Guest: Former Blue Jays CF Kevin Kiermaier This week, Kevin Kiermaier gives his final interview as a player, and he has come to Deep Left Field to give it to us! Kiermaier, who is about to retire, talks about going out on top – winning the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers – and finishing his career the way he started it, as a late-inning d…
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Freddie Freeman on his Canadian roots, plus Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and the Fielding Bible Awards
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Guests: World Series MVP Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions The off-season begins as the Los Angeles Dodgers are crowned World Series champions with a five-game victory over the New York Yankees, led by Freddie Freeman’s four home runs and World Series-record-tying 12 RBIs! When the champs…
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Blue Jays outfielder George Springer and Mike Cieslinski, the creator of Dynasty League Baseball
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Guests: Blue Jays outfielder George Springer, creator of Dynasty League Baseball Powered by Pursue The Pennant Mike Cieslinski Coming off the worst season of his major-league career George Springer joins us to talk about his personal disappointment, the Blue Jays’ terrible season and also the positives he managed to pull out of it. On the eve of th…
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Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman on his season, plus the Deep Left Field mailbag
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Guests: Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman, Dodgers 1B coach Clayton McCullough This week in Deep Left Field, Kevin Gausman – who had his worst season in five years – joins us to reflect on what went wrong with the Blue Jays this year, how he turned his season around in July and how badly he wants to not just get back to the playoffs but to go on a de…
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Blue Jays 2024 team MVP Vladimir Guerrero Jr and more
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Guests: Blue Jays 2024 Team Award Winners Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jose Berrios, Spencer Horwitz and Bowden Francis Every year, good or bad, we poll the Blue Jays’ clubhouse to ask players, coaches and support staff to vote for the Jays’ end-of-season awards. This week, we bring all the winners into Deep Left Field! You’ll hear from unanimous MVP Vla…
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Interpreting the end-of-season media conference from Shapiro and Atkins
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“Ross needs to get better.” Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but Blue Jays’ president/CEO Mark Shapiro reiterated – word for word – the same thing he said last year while saying that Ross Atkins will remain in his position as general manager. We go through Shapiro’s end-of-season media conference as well as Atkins’ appearance that followed …
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Wrapping up the season with Blue Jays manager John Schneider
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Guest: Blue Jays manager John Schneider The Blue Jays season ends with a whimper, swept at home by the 100-loss Miami Marlins. In this special bonus edition of Deep Left Field, we sit down with John Schneider to discuss what led to one of the most disappointing seasons in club history and what needs to be done to fix things to get the team back on …
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Danny Jansen returns to Toronto, plus DeMarlo Hale and Dillon Tate
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Guests: Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen, Blue Jays associate manager DeMarlo Hale and relief pitcher Dillon Tate The Blue Jays final homestand of the season opened with Danny Jansen coming home, but playing for the Red Sox, after the long-time Jay was traded to Boston at the deadline. We renew acquaintances with the fan favourite to talk about the war…
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Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt, infielder Ernie Clement, plus Canada baseball legend Stubby Clapp.
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Guests: Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt, infielder Ernie Clement, Baseball Canada legend Stubby Clapp With the Jays’ worst season in years winding down, Chris Bassitt joins us to talk about where the blame lies for the disappointment and to discuss being the Jays’ nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award. We catch up with Ernie Clement to go over his…
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Former Jays manager John Gibbons, plus Brian Serven and Nathan Lukes
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Guests: New York Mets bench coach John Gibbons, Blue Jays catcher Brian Serven and outfielder Nathan Lukes John Gibbons, who returned to Rogers Centre in uniform for the first time since being fired as Jays manager after the 2018 season, joins us to talk about his time in Toronto, his great (and not-so-great) Jays squads, playoff runs and trade dea…
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With an influx of young players, the Blue Jays are playing much more entertaining baseball lately
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Guests: Blue Jays shortstop Leo Jimenez and reliever Ryan Yarbrough; Jays’ prospects Josh Kasevich and Alan Roden The Blue Jays are playing much more entertaining baseball lately with the influx of youth around the trade deadline, and we catch up with one of the youngsters, Leo Jimenez, who has seamlessly fit into the middle infield after the injur…
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Former Jays Kevin Pillar and Ryan Goins, plus prospect pitcher Jake Bloss
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Guests: Los Angeles Angels outfielder Kevin Pillar and infield coach Ryan Goins, Blue Jays prospect pitcher Jake Bloss This week in Deep Left Field, we catch up with a couple of former Blue Jays who are now working together on the west coast. Kevin Pillar talks about contemplating retirement and Ryan Goins, already onto the next chapter of his base…
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New retiree Joey Votto, plus Blue Jays Bowden Francis, Will Wagner, and former Jay Santiago Espinal
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Guests: New retiree Joey Votto, Blue Jays starter Bowden Francis, Jays infielder Will Wagner, Cincinnati Reds infielder Santiago Espinal This week, we share highlights of the impromptu scrum that Joey Votto did at Rogers Centre just hours after announcing his retirement from baseball. Also, we sit down with reigning American League player of the we…
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Canadian rock legend and baseball lover Geddy Lee talks Blue Jays, all things baseball and more
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Guests: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Geddy Lee, lead singer and bassist of seminal Canadian rock band Rush This week in Deep Left Field, we are joined by honest-to-goodness Canadian rock royalty. Geddy Lee is here for an in-depth conversation about baseball and the Blue Jays, two of his great loves. We remember Jays history and discuss what went wro…
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Alek Manoah talks Bo, Vlad, Kikuchi and his rehab, plus new Jay Joey Loperfido
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Guests: Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah, outfielder Joey Loperfido On a special Monday bonus episode of Deep Left Field, and his insight into what’s been a miserable season for Bo Bichette. We also get to know one of the new guys acquired by the Jays at the trade deadline – Joey Loperfido, one of three players who came over from Houston in the Yusei …
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Blue Jays President and CEO Mark Shapiro met with the media this week – for the first time since spring training – and we break down what Shapiro had to say
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Blue Jays President and CEO Mark Shapiro met with the media this week – for the first time since spring training – and we break down what Shapiro had to say. He touched on the Jays’ lost season, the future of Ross Atkins, what the Jays need to do to get back to being contenders and more. We analyze what Shapiro said, what he meant, and what that me…
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Jays Chris Bassitt and Kevin Gausman, plus new Dodger Kevin Kiermaier
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Guests: Blue Jays starters Chris Bassitt and Kevin Gausman, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kevin Kiermaier We move into August with the Jays having dealt away nearly one-third of their big-league roster, including Kevin Kiermaier, who gave us his last 1-on-1 interview as a Blue Jay before being traded to L.A. You’ll hear his thoughts on a season go…
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Trade deadline bonus episode: Jays traded eight members of their major-league roster. How did they do?
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Guest: Toronto Star Baseball Columnist Gregor Chisholm In this special bonus episode of Deep Left Field, we recap the Blue Jays’ comings and goings at the trade deadline that just passed. The Jays traded eight members of their major-league roster and got back 13 minor-league prospects (plus one 32-year-old big-league reliever). How did they do? Did…
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Danny Jansen and Yusei Kikuchi, two Blue Jays likely to be traded
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Guests: Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen, starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi With the trade deadline looming, the Blue Jays are sellers for the first time in five years. Two of the most prominent free-agents-to-be, Danny Jansen and Yusei Kikuchi, who are very likely to be traded, join us to talk about what it’s like to be living with the uncertainty of w…
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Travis Snider opens up about mental health, in pro and youth sports
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Guests: Former Blue Jays first-round pick and top prospect Travis Snider In a special episode of Deep Left Field, we focus on mental health. Travis Snider joins us to discuss his career and why he wound up being a journeyman big-league outfielder as opposed to the can’t miss superstar that he was projected to be. Snider talks openly and honestly ab…
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Tom Henke and Marco Estrada discuss their Jay days and All Star experiences
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With the Blue Jays fighting against heavy odds trying to get back into a wild card race as they head toward the all-star break, we talk to a couple of former Jays about their all-star experiences back in the day. Tom Henke (1987) and Marco Estrada (2016) made the all-star team once each as Blue Jays and they get together to share their stories abou…
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Kevin Kiermaier and Mark Budzinski on the Jays' struggles, plus Yankee Marcus Stroman
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This week, on the 200th episode of Deep Left Field, we catch up with some of our favourites. Kevin Kiermaier talks about the mess the Jays continue to find themselves in, his poor season, the injury to Isiah Kiner-Falefa, the DFA of Tim Mayza and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s all-star nod. Mark Budzinski gives his thoughts on the tough road ahead and how…
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2024 season is halfway there and the Blue Jays are livin’ on a prayer
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Guests: Canadian stars of stage and screen Ryan Bondy (“Book of Mormon”), Sandy Jobin-Bevans (Second City, “Just Like Mom and Dad”), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (“Kim’s Convenience,” “The Mandalorian,” “Avatar: The Last Airbender”) The Toronto Blue Jays are about to hit the halfway point of the season and, despite snapping a seven-game losing streak on Tues…
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The Jays are on a six game losing streak and time is running out
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The Blue Jays have been swept in back-to-back series. They’re playing their worst baseball with the most important week of the season beginning Monday – three games at Boston and then four at home against the first-place New York Yankees. With the team taking on water, literally and figuratively, it was time for an emergency bonus episode of Deep L…
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Talking with Jays Justin Turner, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Spencer Horwitz
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Guests: Blue Jays DH Justin Turner and infielders Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Spencer Horwitz This week in “Deep Left Field,” we talk to the resurgent Justin Turner, who has shaken off a terrible month of May to get back to his normal self in June. We catch up with Isiah Kiner-Falefa for his thoughts about the team’s current predicament and having to ta…
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction banquet, with Russell Martin, Ashley Stephenson, Paul Godfrey, Rod Heisler and Buck Martinez
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Buck Martinez and Jeff Cheek remember Hall of Fame broadcaster Tom Cheek
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Guests: Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez, former Jays farmhand (and son of Tom Cheek) Jeff Cheek This week, we honour Tom Cheek, the forever voice of the Toronto Blue Jays, on what would have been his 85th birthday. We remember the Hall of Fame broadcaster with stories and memories from Buck Martinez, who Cheek pushed toward a post-playing caree…
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José Berríos, José Bautista, and Chair of Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Jeremy Diamond
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Jason Grilli’s thoughts on Angel Hernandez' retirement and DeMarlo Hale's assessment of the Jays so far
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Guests: Former Blue Jays pitcher Jason Grilli, Jays’ associate manager DeMarlo Hale This week in “Deep Left Field,” we get Jason Grilli’s thoughts on the surprise (and welcome) retirement of Angel Hernandez and check in with DeMarlo Hale for his assessment of the Blue Jays through one-third of the season. Also, thoughts on Hernandez’ legacy, such a…
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Liz McGuire, who took a 110-m.p.h. foul ball to the face, plus Kevins: Kiermaier and Rays manager Cash
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Guests: Blue Jays centrefielder Kevin Kiermaier, Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash, Jays fan Liz McGuire This week in “Deep Left Field,” we hear from Kevin Kiermaier on the Blue Jays’ rough first couple months of the season, including the virus that tore through the clubhouse and what he believes we’ll be seeing from here on out. We also catch up w…
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Davis Schneider, plus former Blue Jay Jay Jackson and current mental skills coach John Lannan
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Guests: Blue Jays 2B/LF Davis Schneider, former Jay and current Minnesota Twins pitcher Jay Jackson, Blue Jays mental skills coach John Lannan This week, we sit down with Davis Schneider, who has been one of MLB’s best hitters since coming to the big leagues last August, catch up with old pal Jay Jackson to see how he’s doing with a new team and to…
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Aaron Sanchez, Daniel Hudson, plus the mailbag
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Guests: Once-and-future Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez, Dodgers reliever (and former Jay) Daniel Hudson plus your e-mail!!! This week in “Deep Left Field,” we dip into the mailbag to hear your thoughts on what’s been an incredibly frustrating couple of weeks in Blue Jay land, then we talk to two pitchers traded by the Jays on the same day back in …
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Celebrating Jordan Romano and checking in with Kevin Gausman
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Guests: Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano and starter Kevin Gausman, Los Angeles Dodgers/Baseball Canada slugger Freddie Freeman This week, we celebrate Markham’s own Jordan Romano joining the 100-save club, check in with Kevin Gausman for an in-depth look at the Blue Jays’ disappointing first month of the season and catch up with all-star Freddie Fre…
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