Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner

Guests: 2021 Cy Young winner Robbie Ray, Blue Jays Pitching Coach Pete Walker, Roast Battle Canada Host Ennis Esmer. 

This week in Deep Left Field, host Mike Wilner talks to Pete Walker about Robbie Ray's Cy Young, the Jose Berrios extension and the future of the Jays' pitching, has a great chat with Ennis Esmer about the Blue Jays news of the week and revisits a chat with Robbie Ray from season's end, when he won the Jays' Pitcher of the Year award, foreshadowing his league-wide honour. 

Guests: Los Angeles Angels General Manager Perry Minasian, Toronto Star Baseball Columnist Gregor Chisholm, Jeremy Diamond, Chair of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Board of Directors

This week, Deep Left Field is on location at the MLB General Managers' Meetings in Carlsbad, CA! Host Mike Wilner talks to Perry Minasian about his days in the Blue Jays' front office on the way to running his own team, runs down all the happenings at the meetings with Gregor Chisholm and talks to Jeremy Diamond about the upcoming Special Induction Ceremony at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

On episode 32 of Deep Left Field, host we talk to Alex Anthopoulos about being the architect of a World Series winner and chat with Casey Candaele about the Blue Jays' top farm club and his mother's impending induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

Guests: Blue Jays legend Tom Henke, Alyson Footer of mlb.com, Dynasty League Baseball creator Mike Cieslinski.

This week in Deep Left Field, we talk to The Terminator, Tom Henke, about the great Blue Jays teams he was on from 1985-1992, and playing in the Jays' first World Series, gets Alyson Footer's take on the Houston Astros' likelihood to shake off their cheating scandal, and chat World Series simulation with Mike Cieslinski

Guests: Blue Jays submariner Adam Cimber and More Than Baseball Founder/Director of Outreach Jeremy Wolf

On Episode 30 of Deep Left Field we talk to Adam Cimber about his half-season with the Blue Jays and the abrupt end to their season and have a great chat with Jeremy Wolf about how much major-league teams are really doing to give their minor leaguers the best chance to succeed.

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Guests: Actor (For All Mankind, Paper Girls, The Circle) and Red Sox fan Nate Corddry, Blue Jays 2015 first-round pick Jon Harris.

This week in Deep Left Field, host Mike Wilner talks to Nate Corddry to see if he can convince Jays fans to root for Boston in the ALCS against Houston and checks in with Jon Harris about his grind through the minor leagues, transitioning from starting to relief and his impending minor-league free agency.

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Guests: Blue Jays 2021 Team MVP Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jays 2021 Pitcher of the Year Robbie Ray, Orioles 1B/DH and cancer survivor Trey Mancini, Kim’s Convenience star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee.

This week in Deep Left Field, we talk to Vladdy Jr. and Robbie Ray, voted the club’s MVP and Pitcher of the Year, by Blue Jays players and coaches,we catch up with Trey Mancini about his comeback season after spending 2020 dealing with colon cancer, and wrap up the disappointing end to the Jays’ 2020 season with regular contributor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee.

Interviews with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Robbie Ray were recorded in advance, at the field before the Jays were eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday, October 3.

Guests: Blue Jays 2021 Rookie of the Year Alek Manoah, Jays 2021 Unsung Hero (listen to find out who it is!), Jays Social Community Manager Alykhan Ravjiani.

This week in Deep Left Field, host Mike Wilner talks to Alek Manoah, who was named the Jays' Rookie of the Year by his teammates and coaches, speaks to the player the team chose as its Unsung Hero and has a great chat with Alykhan Ravjiani, part of the team that brings us all the behind-the-scenes Jays pictures and social media stories.

Guests: 2015 AL MVP Josh Donaldson, Rays manager (and former Blue Jay) Kevin Cash, Baseball Canada and former Padres catcher Chris Robinson.

This week in Deep Left Field, we talk to Josh Donaldson about his time in Toronto and whether he thinks there should be another Blue Jay voted MVP, check in with Kevin Cash about coming up with the Jays and his relationship with Charlie Montoyo and have a great chat with Chris Robinson about robot umpires and the Kiermaier Kerfuffle. 

This week in Deep Left Field, we talk to Robbie Ray about his incredible season and yes, about his tight pants, chat with Kevin Kiermaier about the Jays-Rays rivalry and his relationship with Charlie Montoyo; and sit down with Jimmy Van Ostrand to talk about his role with the Jays and his days with Canada's national team.