Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker share their thoughts following the Red Sox sweep of the Blue Jays over the weekend and examine their schedule going forward in the second half. Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi discusses what he saw from Alek Manaoh in his rehab start with the Fisher Cats and the latest on Hyun-Jin Ryu’s status as he looks to re-join Toronto later this month (31:03). The Braves are sending eight players to the All-Star Game in Seattle; notably their entire infield. Atlanta’s President & General Manager Alex Anthopolous discusses the feat and his club’s incredible first half to the season (49:32). Finally, breaking news hits the show as John Schneider mentions in his pre-game availability that Alek Manoah will make his return to the Blue Jays on Friday and start against the Detroit Tigers (1:13:09).

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