Deep Left Field

Toronto Star

  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    With an influx of young players, the Blue Jays are playing much more entertaining baseball lately

    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 injury to Bo Bichette and the trade of Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Ryan Yarbrough, the only veteran added at the deadline, talks about going from being a thorn in the Jays’ side to wearing their uniform, and we introduce you to a pair young up-and-comers who were already in the Jays’ system when the deadline dealing began – shortstop Josh Kasevich and outfielder Alan Roden started last season in A-ball in Vancouver and are now knocking on the door of the major leagues in Buffalo.

    5 September 2024, 2:32 pm
  • 56 minutes 30 seconds
    Former Jays Kevin Pillar and Ryan Goins, plus prospect pitcher Jake Bloss

    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 baseball career, looks back on his days as Pillar’s teammate on those great Toronto teams of 2015-16. Also, we introduce you to right-hander Jake Bloss, the only piece of the Yusei Kikuchi deal who has yet to appear with the major-league team. For now.

    29 August 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 56 minutes 33 seconds
    New retiree Joey Votto, plus Blue Jays Bowden Francis, Will Wagner, and former Jay Santiago Espinal

    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 week Bowden Francis, introduce you to hot-hitting rookie Will Wagner and catch up with a beloved former Blue Jay, Santiago Espinal, who was in town with his new team.

    22 August 2024, 2:20 pm
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    Canadian rock legend and baseball lover Geddy Lee talks Blue Jays, all things baseball and more

    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 wrong this year, what he thinks of the current front office, and the renovations that forced him to move back a couple of rows at Rogers Centre. We also talk about his music, his family, his bandmates and more. Geddy’s book “My Effin’ Life” is currently available wherever finer books are sold.

    15 August 2024, 2:38 pm
  • 46 minutes 4 seconds
    Alek Manoah talks Bo, Vlad, Kikuchi and his rehab, plus new Jay Joey Loperfido

    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 Kikuchi deal.

    12 August 2024, 2:26 pm
  • 44 minutes 23 seconds
    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

    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 means to a fan base that seems to have lost faith in the front office and the direction in which they’ve taken the team.

    8 August 2024, 3:22 pm
  • 54 minutes 41 seconds
    Jays Chris Bassitt and Kevin Gausman, plus new Dodger Kevin Kiermaier

    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 gone sideways, his impending retirement and what he’ll take from his time in Toronto. Also, Chris Bassitt and Kevin Gausman join us to talk about how tough it is to go through trade deadline limbo on a team that’s out of the race and where the Jays go from here.

     

     

    1 August 2024, 6:45 pm
  • 46 minutes 14 seconds
    Trade deadline bonus episode: Jays traded eight members of their major-league roster. How did they do?

    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 they do enough? Has Ross Atkins saved his job? We answered those questions and more with The Star’s Gregor Chisholm.

    31 July 2024, 4:22 am
  • 44 minutes 38 seconds
    Danny Jansen and Yusei Kikuchi, two Blue Jays likely to be traded

    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 where they’ll be playing next week, how they’re managing to stay focused and what playing in Toronto has meant to them.

    25 July 2024, 4:48 pm
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    Travis Snider opens up about mental health, in pro and youth sports

    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 about mental health, the fragility of confidence, the weight of expectations – both his own and those placed upon him – and how to avoid the roadblocks that prevented him from fulfilling his potential on the field.

    18 July 2024, 4:51 pm
  • 52 minutes 1 second
    Tom Henke and Marco Estrada discuss their Jay days and All Star experiences

    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 about being a part of the midsummer classic.

    11 July 2024, 5:20 pm
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