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How Toronto Blue Jays Became Canada's Team
For the first time in 32 years, the Toronto Blue Jays are back in the World Series, and all of Canada is rallying behind them. In this episode of Sportly, host Kavitha Davidson dives into how the Blue Jays rekindled Canada’s love for baseball, from George Springer’s unforgettable homer to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s storybook rise.
Guest Zach Vanasse, a lifelong Canadian baseball fan and former Expos devotee, joins to explore how the Blue Jays became Canada’s team, what that means for Quebec, for Toronto, and for a generation that never knew baseball glory north of the border. Find him on Bluesky: @zachvanasse.bsky.social
Follow Sportly on Instagram @sportlypod and Kavitha @kad2105
00:00
03:40 The moment of realisation for fans
07:50 World Series champions in the 90s
11:30 Why the Montreal Expos left
17:00 The rivalry between Toronto and Montreal
20:20 Vladdy Jr stays with the Blue Jays
33:50 Is it a Dodger's game at the World Series?
37:30 Everyone is rooting for the Blue Jays
40:10 Inflated ticket prices
42:10 The legacy of Toronto Blue Jays
Host: Kavitha A. Davison | Producer: Paroma Chakravarty I Executive Producer: Saadia Khan | Fact Checking and Research: Paroma Chakravarty I Sound Designer & Editor: Paroma Chakravarty I Immigrantly Theme Music: Simon Hutchinson | Other Music: Epidemic Sound | Cover Art Graphic Designer: Sarah DiMichele
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You can reach the host, Kavitha, at [email protected]
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For the first time in 32 years, the Toronto Blue Jays are back in the World Series, and all of Canada is rallying behind them. In this episode of Sportly, host Kavitha Davidson dives into how the Blue Jays rekindled Canada’s love for baseball, from George Springer’s unforgettable homer to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s storybook rise.
Guest Zach Vanasse, a lifelong Canadian baseball fan and former Expos devotee, joins to explore how the Blue Jays became Canada’s team, what that means for Quebec, for Toronto, and for a generation that never knew baseball glory north of the border. Find him on Bluesky: @zachvanasse.bsky.social
Follow Sportly on Instagram @sportlypod and Kavitha @kad2105
00:00
03:40 The moment of realisation for fans
07:50 World Series champions in the 90s
11:30 Why the Montreal Expos left
17:00 The rivalry between Toronto and Montreal
20:20 Vladdy Jr stays with the Blue Jays
33:50 Is it a Dodger's game at the World Series?
37:30 Everyone is rooting for the Blue Jays
40:10 Inflated ticket prices
42:10 The legacy of Toronto Blue Jays
Host: Kavitha A. Davison | Producer: Paroma Chakravarty I Executive Producer: Saadia Khan | Fact Checking and Research: Paroma Chakravarty I Sound Designer & Editor: Paroma Chakravarty I Immigrantly Theme Music: Simon Hutchinson | Other Music: Epidemic Sound | Cover Art Graphic Designer: Sarah DiMichele
Join us as we create new intellectual engagement for our audience. You can get more
information at http://immigrantlypod.com
Please share the love and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify to help more people find us!
Remember to subscribe to our Apple podcast channel for insightful podcasts.
You can reach the host, Kavitha, at [email protected]
Follow us on TikTok @immigrantly
Sportly is an Immigrantly Media Production
For advertising inquiries, you can contact us at [email protected]
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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