Blue Jays Talk

Roger Lajoie and Kaitlyn McGrath break down the Toronto Blue Jays’ 5-3 comeback win over the San Diego Padres to open their three-game series at Petco Park. They took your texts while discussing Kazuma Okamoto’s go-ahead three-run homer, Shane Bieber and the bullpen keeping Toronto in control, and the Jays’ three-game winning streak bringing them closer to an American League Wild Card spot. The vi...

Blake Murphy is Fangraphs’ Jon Becker to talk about some of the new features on Fangraphs and the favourites to win the Home Run Derby. Afterwards, Cody Stavenhagen (30:10) of the Athletic phones in to discuss the chances Tarik Skubal is dealt and Justin Verlander announcing he is retiring at the conclusion of the 2026 season. Mike Petriello (50:01) of  MLB.com follows up to describe the unheralde...

Blake Murphy is joined by Kaitlyn McGrath to discuss Dylan Cease taking a no-hitter into the 9th and the bats showing life against the Giants. Afterwards, former Blue Jay Justin Smoak (29:46) discusses doing the EdgeWalk at the CN Tower with Kevin Pillar and Marco Estrada, Canada Day games and finding a winning mentality as a team. Chad Jennings (50:50) of the Athletic gives his take on how all 30...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 10-0 win vs. the Giants to wrap up a series win in San Francisco! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Dylan Cease carrying a no-hit bid into the ninth inning - with 11 strikeouts on a career-high 118 pitches, just how dominant was Cease in this one? With the pitch count rising early, was it a tough decision for John Schneider to le...

Blake Murphy is joined by Blue Jays radio voice Ben Shulman to discuss the win against the Giants as Spencer Miles continued to eat innings and the bottom of the order stayed productive. Afterwards, Jays prospect JoJo Parker (28:25) joins to discuss competing against his brother, working his way up the Blue Jays’ farm system, his hitting mentality, and more! Patrick Dubuque (50:25) of Baseball Pro...

Sho Alli and Kaitlyn McGrath break down the Blue Jays' 9-3 win vs. the Giants to even this series at one game apiece! They take your calls and texts, and discuss the breakthrough on offence with nine runs - how important is it to get runs from guys like Jonatan Clase, Brandon Valenzuela, and Sean Keys, and how critical is it to get that bounce back from guys like Vladimir Guerrero Jr.? They discus...

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet's own Ben Nicholson-Smith (00:00) to talk about last night’s loss to the Giants, where the Blue Jays goes from here and why Jojo Parker could be the best prospect in Toronto’s system. Afterwards, Doug Fox (32:06) of the Future Blue Jays newsletter talks Parker, Johnny King, Arjun Nimmala and others in the farm system. Josh Rodrigues (50:42) of the “Foundations o...

Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 10-1 loss vs. the Giants to open the three-game series in San Francisco. They take your calls and texts, and discuss how this season continues to go off the rails - are there any signs that it's turning soon, or is it time to embrace the idea of being a full-on seller at the trade deadline in August? They also get into more tough performances f...

Blake Murphy is joined by John Axford (00:00) in-studio to discuss the starts over the weekend, Toronto’s struggles at plate, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. skipping the All-Star Game and more. Afterwards, Sportsnet’s Dan Shulman (50:00) talks Spencer Miles role going forward, Kevin Gausman rebounding in his previous outing as he takes the hill tonight vs. the Giants and looks ahead to the second half. Las...

Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 4-0 shutout loss vs. the Mariners to wrap up a series loss in Seattle. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the offence no-showing again - is there anything to inspire hope that things will turn around offensively moving forward? With no simple fix, what's next? They also discuss Trey Yesavage's six innings allowing two earned runs,...

Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 11-0 blowout loss vs. the Mariners to even the series at one game apiece in Seattle. They take your calls and texts, and discuss Shane Bieber getting crushed in the second inning - after three starts from Bieber, what's next? Can the Jays rely on him to be a starter every fifth day if there's a lot of uncertainty about him moving forward? They...

Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 2-0 win vs. the Mariners in the series opener down in Seattle! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Dylan Cease striking out nine over seven innings of work - how important was it for him to bounce back with the dominant effort? They get into Jeff Hoffman and Louis Varland - with Hoffman continuing to look good over the last month,...

Blake Murphy is joined by the Score’s Jonah Birenbaum (2:24) to discuss whether the Blue Jays could become sellers. Brandon Wile (30:53) of the Score talks about what’s ahead for the Red Sox and the rollercoaster AL East. Jon Morosi (50:43) of the MLB Network discusses the MLB Draft and keys to the Blue Jays turning their season around. Lastly, Nathan Bishop (1:16:23) of 93.9 KJR Sports Radio prev...

On the latest edition of Jays Talk: Field Access, Sho Alli speaks with Team Canada (and Rangers) pitcher Cal Quantrill (2:20), Blue Jays reliever Mason Fluharty (12:52), and Jays rookie first and third baseman Sean Keys (19:09). Plus, Eric Smith and Chris Leroux are visited in the radio booth by Raptors 19th overall pick Allen Graves (24:21) and the no. 1 overall pick in the NHL Draft, Leafs forwa...

Blake Murphy is joined by Kaitlyn McGrath (2:39) to talk about the Canada Day atmosphere, Sean Keys homering and Toronto’s predicament with the late rotation starters. Erik Kratz of Foul Territory stops by (26:42) to discuss the Yankees, Mariners and the state of the American League. Zach Crizer (53:31) of the Bandwagon gives his take on Toronto’s season, Ernie Clement’s All-Star season and seller...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 9-3 win vs. the Mets to take the series in Toronto on Canada Day! They take your calls and texts, and discuss the offence showing up - how important was it for Sean Keys to get that first MLB home run out of the way, and can he be counted on more going forward? Should Nathan Lukes stick atop the batting order? Is Vladimir Guerrero Jr. showing s...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 3-0 loss vs. the Mets as the series is now even in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and discuss the get-right outing from Kevin Gausman, as he allows just one earned run over six innings - is he back after a pair of tough starts in a row prior to tonight? They also discuss the offence no-showing without either Vladimir Guerrero Jr. or K...

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet’s Joe Siddall to talk about the emotions behind Bo Bichette’s return, Trey Yesavage’s start and more. Afterwards, Bobby Wagner (26:11) of Tipping Pitches joins to discuss everything New York Mets. Carlos Pena (50:01) pops by to break down Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s swing and dives into the specifics of why he’s struggling to get quality contact on baseballs. Lastly...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 2-1 win vs. the Mets to snap the six-game losing streak in the series opener! They take your calls and texts, and discuss Trey Yesavage, who struck out three over 6.2 IP - did he fix some command issues with that fastball in this one? They chat about the offence, which was quiet in the win, including George Springer's near inside-the-park home...

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet’s JD Bunkis (25:59) to discuss where the Blue Jays stand at this point of the season Including, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s performance, team chemistry, starting pitching and more. Afterwards, Andrew Claudio (50:26) of the “Just Mets” podcast joins to discuss Carlos Mendoza getting fired, Bo Bichette’s season and the struggling Mets. Lastly, former Blue Jays Marco E...

Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 3-2 loss vs. the Rangers to wrap up a series sweep in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and discuss the wild pitch that got away from Louis Varland in the eighth inning to score the eventual game-losing run - how has so much gone so wrong for the Jays? Will John Schneider pay the price if this gets even worse? They get into Shane Bieber'...

Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 7-4 loss vs. the Rangers that also guarantees a series loss in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr. going 0-for-5 in the loss - does he need a day off to mentally reset at this point? They also get into the cascading effects of many losses this season - is the lack of offensive production hurting the bullpe...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-4 loss vs. the Rangers in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and discuss another comeback that fell short once more - can the offence manage early runs against an opposing starting pitcher? They also get into Patrick Corbin, who allowed five earned runs over 4.1 IP - is that the last we'll see of Corbin in a Jays uniform? Plus, could Se...

Blake Murphy is joined by David Singh of Sportsnet to diagnose why Kevin Gausman has struggled over his past two starts and John Schneider’s postgame comments on Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Afterwards, Kennedi Landry (30:03) of  MLB.com pops by to talk Corey Seager, Mackenzie Gore, and the Texas Rangers. Bradley Woodrum (49:55) of Baseball Prospectus talks about the state of stolen bases, working counts...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-5 loss vs. the Rangers to open the four-game series in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and get to the late-game comeback that fell just short. They dive in on Kevin Gausman getting hammered early on, how the starting pitching has not gone very deep in games frequently this year, and the offence's inability to get it going early on. P...