Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner

This week in Deep Left Field, we celebrate Larry Walker's induction into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown by re-airing our Canada Day conversation with the great former Expo, Rockie and Cardinal. We also have an incredible chat with Tony Kemp about the Blue Jays' magical comeback win over the A's on Sept. 3 and talk to Ryan Bondy, who was at Yankee Stadium for the Jays' season-high 7th straight win.

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This week in Deep Left Field, Mike Wilner talks to Corey Dickerson about being a veteran on a young Blue Jays team and the upcoming stretch run, checks in with Dante Bichette about how to get the Jays' bats going again and gets a monthly visit from Paul Sun-Hyung Lee to discuss the state of the ball club as September begins.

This week in Deep Left Field, we talk to Kevin Smith about the beginning of his big-league career (and his namesake moviemaker), check in with Liam Hendriks about his roller coaster career and his memories of the 2015 Blue Jays and have a great chat with Windsor's Jacob Robson, who is on the Tigers' taxi squad and played for Team Canada at the Olympic qualifiers.

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This week in Deep Left Field, we speak to John Gibbons about managing a ballclub — and running a bullpen — in a playoff race, checks in with Gregor Chisholm about the Jays' rough road trip and chats with Samad Taylor, who is tearing it up in AA New Hampshire.

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This week in Deep Left Field, we talk to Marcus Semien about his first trip to Toronto as a Blue Jay, check in with Jenna Caira now that she's back from Tokyo with an Olympic medal, and get the Toronto fan perspective on the Blue Jays first real homestand in almost two years with Second City vet Paloma Nunez.

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This week in Deep Left Field, host Mike Wilner talks to Bo Bichette about the Blue Jays finally returning to Toronto, checks in with longtime Jays bench coach and current Cleveland skipper Demarlo Hale, and gets to know Jordan Groshans, who is now the Blue Jays' top position player prospect. There's also a visit from a special surprise guest, who might just have been named A.L. Player of the Week!

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Guests: Pittsburgh sports media personality Andrew Fillipponi; former Blue Jay and current Olympian Ty Kelly; Star of Kim's Convenience Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

This week in Deep Left Field, we talk to Andrew Fillipponi about the Blue Jays' interest in Pirates' closer Richard Rodriguez, and what we can expect should they deal for the righty, checks in with Ty Kelly about his time with the Jays in 2017 and his time in Tokyo right now, and chats with Kim’s Convenience and Mandalorian actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee about the Blue Jays' return to Toronto after 22 months between games at Rogers Centre.

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This week in Deep Left Field, host Mike Wilner talks to Mark Shapiro about the Blue Jays’ farewell to Buffalo, checks in with Simeon Woods Richardson about his rise through the Blue Jays’ system and going to Tokyo for the Olympics and chats with longtime big-leaguer Ian Kinsler about his journey to Tokyo and his memories of facing the Blue Jays.

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This week in Deep Left Field, we talk to Austin Martin about his trip to Denver for the Futures Game and his first season in pro ball, check in with Tyler Black about getting drafted 33rd overall by the Milwaukee Brewers and get into the weeds of front office geekery with Texas Rangers Assistant GM (and Montreal born) Shiraz Rehman.

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This week in Deep Left Field, host Mike Wilner talks, face-to-mask, to Tim Mayza about his season and what’s going on with the Blue Jays’ bullpen - the first in-person interview in Deep Left Field history! Also, we check in with Melanie Newman about the state of the Orioles and her journey to the booth, and pick the brain of Jason Grilli, who pitched in the Futures Game and the All-Star Game, and who was with the Blue Jays in 2016 when they rebuilt their bullpen on the fly. 

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