Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner

Guests: Blue Jays starting pitcher Steven Matz and Jays fan/COVID vaccinator Dr. Elliot Lass

This week in Deep Left Field, we talk to lefty Steven Matz, who has had a sensational start to his Blue Jays career, and check in with Dr. Elliot Lass about his Jays fandom and his work on the front lines fighting COVID-19. Also, a little like the old days, we answer your questions!

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Guests: Toronto Star Blue Jays Beat Reporter Laura Armstrong, Baseball Prospectus/ESPN/The Ringer's Rany Jazayerli, Baseball Canada Communications Director Adam Morissette

This week in Deep Left Field, we look at the Blue Jays' season so far - and talk press box snacks - with Laura Armstrong, reminisce about the Jays-Royals rivalry with Kansas City native Rany Jazayerli (whose memories are much happier than ours), and talk to Adam Morissette about the impending retirement of Baseball Canada's Executive Director Jim Baba.

Today on Deep Left Field, the Toronto Star’s baseball podcast, Mike Wilner talks to Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Julian Merryweather, and Jays fan and comedian Ann Pornel, the co-host of the Great Canadian Baking Show.

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Thanks for joining us out here in Deep Left Field. This is the Toronto Star’s baseball podcast, and this is our official launch for opening day. Today, we talk to Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, the star of Kim's convenience and a Canadian kid who's a member of the Star Wars universe, with a role in the Mandalorian and a big fan of the Jays. Alyson Footer, a national writer for MLB.com, will also join us. Alyson has covered the Houston Astros for a very long time and saw George Springer when he was just starting out his professional career. And while he's not going to be the closer, he's probably going to get the biggest outs late in games. Canadian Blue Jay Jordan Romano, the pride and joy of Markham, Ontario, also joins us out here in Deep Left Field.

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With the Blue Jays about to begin the 2021 season, Deep Left Field takes a look ahead to what the season might bring. Mike Wilner is joined by his Toronto Star teammates Gregor Chisholm and Laura Armstrong to give you a sneak peek at the Star’s special season preview section in the final preview episode of Deep Left Field before the official launch on April 1st.

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Mike Wilner: "I'm not on the radio anymore, but that doesn't mean I can't talk to you! Here's a pre-launch sneak preview teaser episode of our new baseball podcast, Deep Left Field! I talk about all the things I've wanted to say for the last few months, including an in-depth look at the Blue Jays' batting order and pitching staff."

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Coming soon! 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.