Blue Jays Talk

Roger Lajoie and Kaitlyn McGrath break down the Toronto Blue Jays’ 5-3 comeback win over the San Diego Padres to open their three-game series at Petco Park. They took your texts while discussing Kazuma Okamoto’s go-ahead three-run homer, Shane Bieber and the bullpen keeping Toronto in control, and the Jays’ three-game winning streak bringing them closer to an American League Wild Card spot.

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Blake Murphy is Fangraphs’ Jon Becker to talk about some of the new features on Fangraphs and the favourites to win the Home Run Derby. Afterwards, Cody Stavenhagen (30:10) of the Athletic phones in to discuss the chances Tarik Skubal is dealt and Justin Verlander announcing he is retiring at the conclusion of the 2026 season. Mike Petriello (50:01) of MLB.com follows up to describe the unheralded durability of Dylan Cease and the Blue Jays’ uncharacteristic strikeout rate. Lastly, Kyle Glaser (1:14:57) of Foul Territory previews the San Diego Padres ahead of their three-game set vs. Toronto.

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Blake Murphy is joined by Kaitlyn McGrath to discuss Dylan Cease taking a no-hitter into the 9th and the bats showing life against the Giants. Afterwards, former Blue Jay Justin Smoak (29:46) discusses doing the EdgeWalk at the CN Tower with Kevin Pillar and Marco Estrada, Canada Day games and finding a winning mentality as a team. Chad Jennings (50:50) of the Athletic gives his take on how all 30 MLB teams will approach the trade deadline. Lastly, 2009 World Series Champion Joba Chamberlain (1:15:35) explains why he was happy Dylan Cease was allowed to throw over 100 pitches and playing alongside Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 10-0 win vs. the Giants to wrap up a series win in San Francisco! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Dylan Cease carrying a no-hit bid into the ninth inning - with 11 strikeouts on a career-high 118 pitches, just how dominant was Cease in this one? With the pitch count rising early, was it a tough decision for John Schneider to let him pitch until he gave up a hit? They also get into the offence knocking in 10 runs, including an early grand slam for Kazuma Okamoto, and late home runs from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (!) and George Springer - is the new stuffed dragon responsible? Plus, we hear from Dylan Cease himself via his post-game availability.

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Blake Murphy is joined by Blue Jays radio voice Ben Shulman to discuss the win against the Giants as Spencer Miles continued to eat innings and the bottom of the order stayed productive. Afterwards, Jays prospect JoJo Parker (28:25) joins to discuss competing against his brother, working his way up the Blue Jays’ farm system, his hitting mentality, and more! Patrick Dubuque (50:25) of Baseball Prospectus talks about how Toronto should deploy Max Scherzer going forward, their playoff chances, and how modern baseballs are moving. Lastly, Blake catches up with former Blue Jay Tyler Heineman (01:13:35) to reflect on his time in Toronto, getting traded and the transition to the Angels organization. 

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Sho Alli and Kaitlyn McGrath break down the Blue Jays' 9-3 win vs. the Giants to even this series at one game apiece! They take your calls and texts, and discuss the breakthrough on offence with nine runs - how important is it to get runs from guys like Jonatan Clase, Brandon Valenzuela, and Sean Keys, and how critical is it to get that bounce back from guys like Vladimir Guerrero Jr.? They discuss four innings of two-run ball from Spencer Miles - what's his ceiling? Plus, they take a look around the AL East, and get into what needs to stay the same for results to remain consistent moving forward.

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Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet's own Ben Nicholson-Smith (00:00) to talk about last night’s loss to the Giants, where the Blue Jays goes from here and why Jojo Parker could be the best prospect in Toronto’s system. Afterwards, Doug Fox (32:06) of the Future Blue Jays newsletter talks Parker, Johnny King, Arjun Nimmala and others in the farm system. Josh Rodrigues (50:42) of the “Foundations on the Field” Substack talks catcher framing, managers living on the edges and more. Lastly, Maria Guardado (01:12:55) of MLB.com talks the difficulty of the Giants’ season, Luis Arráez’s season and Buster Posey's coaching performance.

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Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 10-1 loss vs. the Giants to open the three-game series in San Francisco. They take your calls and texts, and discuss how this season continues to go off the rails - are there any signs that it's turning soon, or is it time to embrace the idea of being a full-on seller at the trade deadline in August? They also get into more tough performances for Daulton Varsho and Alejandro Kirk, whether or not Brandon Valenzuela should see more playing time over Kirk at this point, and discuss the good and bad from Kazuma Okamoto.

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Blake Murphy is joined by John Axford (00:00) in-studio to discuss the starts over the weekend, Toronto’s struggles at plate, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. skipping the All-Star Game and more. Afterwards, Sportsnet’s Dan Shulman (50:00) talks Spencer Miles role going forward, Kevin Gausman rebounding in his previous outing as he takes the hill tonight vs. the Giants and looks ahead to the second half. Lastly, Blake responds to your texts (01:18:55)!

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Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 4-0 shutout loss vs. the Mariners to wrap up a series loss in Seattle. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the offence no-showing again - is there anything to inspire hope that things will turn around offensively moving forward? With no simple fix, what's next? They also discuss Trey Yesavage's six innings allowing two earned runs, and get into Ernie Clement continuing to make uncharacteristic errors on defence - is that a fixable issue for Clement this year? Plus, they get into the recent All-Star announcements, and chat about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. declining to participate in the All-Star festivities in Philadelphia.

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