100 episodes
Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner The Star
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4.9 • 11 Ratings
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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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Aaron Sanchez, Daniel Hudson, plus the mailbag
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 2019, Aaron Sanchez and Daniel Hudson. They’re both trying to bounce back from a rough last few years, and Sanchez is getting the opportunity to do it back in the Jays’ organization, having signed a minor-league deal this week. -
Celebrating Jordan Romano and checking in with Kevin Gausman
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 Freeman, who honours his late mother by suiting up for Team Canada.
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Deep Left Field Mailbag: Jays salvage a win vs. the Dodgers
As Shohei Ohtani weekend comes to a close, we answer your questions about where the Blue Jays stand one month into the season. What’s wrong with the offence? Should Vladdy be given a few games off? How safe is Ross Atkins? What about the hitting coaches? Do clutch players exist? Are the Jays at risk of losing their fan base? All these and so much more!
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Long Toss with Ross Stripling, plus Colorado manager and ex-Jay Bud Black
Guests: Former Blue Jay pitcher Ross Stripling and Colorado manager and ex-Jay Bud Black
This week, we give you “Long Toss With Ross” once again, as Ross Stripling joins us to talk about his tough start to the season with the Oakland A’s. We catch up with Rockies’ manager Bud Black, a Blue Jay for two weeks in the pennant race of 1990, and talk about the glory days and his part in breaking Jays’ fans hearts while with the 1985 Kansas City Royals. Also, a look back at the week that was, focusing on a couple of games the Jays gave away.
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A deep dive into Wednesday’s loss, plus Alek Manoah, Justin Turner and third base coach Carlos Febles
Guests: Blue Jays DH Justin Turner, third base coach Carlos Febles, rehabbing starter Alek Manoah
This week, we do a deep dive into the confluence of events that led to the Blue Jays using the bullpen the way they did in their series-ending loss to the Yankees — the first blown save for the Jays this season — and then check in with Justin Turner for his thoughts on the first home stand. We introduce you to new third-base coach Carlos Febles and hear from Alek Manoah on the lessons he learned from his terrible 2023.
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Kevin Kiermaier, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Paolo Espino and former Jays pitcher Trent Thornton
Guests: Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier, third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa and pitcher Paolo Espino; former Jays pitcher Trent Thornton
This week, Kevin Kiermaier checks in for his regular visit despite a 3-for-31 start to his season. We talk to Isiah Kiner-Falefa about his first home opener as a Blue Jay and his strong start to the season, catch up with former Jay Trent Thornton, now a Seattle Mariner, and get to know Paolo Espino, who spent 11 years in the minors before making it to the big leagues.
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Customer Reviews
Insight, Interesting and Intertaining (see what I did there!)
I live in Scotland, so keeping up with the Blue Jays real-time is hard and I always find Mike’s deep dives and takes really useful for getting perspective and context on the stories that matter. The interviews are always good value and the round tables even more so. Keep hitting out the park, Mike.
A welcome return
Mike is a massive miss on the Jays broadcast. Such a shame there is no radio feed anymore. I credit Mike with getting an English bloke into Baseball whilst living in Canada, so to hear him on the airwaves albeit in the podcast world is superb! Love the format of the show and his knowledge is second to none. Will miss Baseball but glad to know we can have our weekly fix with informative and no b/s opinion.
Really interesting and great insights
I love listening to Mike and the fantastic down to earth interviews he has every week. Fell in love with the game during a trip to Toronto in 2015 and quick found Blue Jays Talk when I returned to the UK. That may not be the same now, but Deep Left Field has become part of my Thursday evening. Keep up the great work!