Blue Jays Talk

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 8-1 win vs. the Marlins to even the series at two games apiece! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the offence, which blasted three home runs all off Marlins starter Sandy Alcántara! They discuss all three bombs, including Ernie Clement smashing another ball above the strike zone, Yohendrick Piñango making up for some errors the n...

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet’s Ben Shulman to discuss Yohendrick Pinango’s errors in the outfield, Trey Yesavage’s start and Nathan Lukes’ return. New Hampshire Fisher Cats Infielder Sean Keys (29:00) chats with Blake about his season so far, hitting discipline, and his next steps. Fangraphs’ David Laurila (52:02) discuses Nathan Lukes and talking hitting with Bryce Harper. Lastly, Fangraph...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 8-2 loss vs. the Marlins to open the three-game series in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the messy baseball on display at the Rogers Centre - have opinions changed on Yohendrick Piñango after a few misplays in the field? They also discuss the lack of offence on the Jays part, the outing from Trey Yesavage, the usage o...

Blake Murphy is joined by John Axford in-studio to discuss the injuries to Dylan Cease and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., etiquette around retribution for hitting star players, Louis Varland in the closer role and more (31:31). Afterwards, 15-Year MLB veteran Jeff Nelson (50:32) joins to talk about the Canadians on the Marlins, Miami’s starting pitching, and his own career. Following that, Blake plays his...

Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 4-1 loss vs. the Pirates to wrap up the series in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the moments that saw both Dylan Cease and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. depart the game in the top and bottom of the fifth inning respectively. What's the prognosis on their injuries, and what could the fallout be for each should they be forced t...

Sho Alli and Kaitlyn McGrath break down the Blue Jays' 5-2 win vs. the Pirates to secure a series win in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Patrick Corbin, who notched seven strikeouts and allowed only one run over six innings of work - how did he outduel Paul Skenes, and was that his best outing as a Blue Jay? They get into the offence, including Jesús Sánchez knocking home...

Sho Alli and Jeff Blair break down the Blue Jays' 6-2 win over the Pirates to open the three-game series in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and discuss Yohendrick Piñango continuing to look great - after smashing another two-run double to give the Jays an early lead, what does his spot look like when more players get healthy? They get into Kevin Gausman allowing just one earned run over 6...

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet’s David Singh to talk Spencer Miles, Adam Macko and Toronto winning the final 2 games of their 4-game set vs. New York. Former MLB pitcher Matt Clement (32:02) joins to preview Paul Skenes, Bubba Chandler, Konnor Griffin and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bobby Wagner (49:56) of Tipping Pitches pops by to discuss Bo Bichette and the New York Mets, as well as CBA negoti...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 2-0 win over the Yankees to ensure a series split in New York! They take your calls and texts, and discuss a sterling effort from the Jays bullpen, as they struck out 14 batters over the game. They chat about Spencer Miles, who struck out six over 4.1 IP - what does his potential look like given what he's shown so far? Plus, they get into Jeff...

Blake Murphy is joined by Kaitlyn McGrath to break down the win against the Yankees and Jose Berrios undergoing Tommy John surgery. RJ Schreck (29:56) of the Buffalo Bisons describes the keys to making it to the Majors and his swing decision-making process. Following that, Jon Morosi (52:00) of MLB Network discusses why he thinks Trey Yesavage is poised for greatness and the Mariners’ starting-rot...

Sho Alli breaks down the Blue Jays' 2-1 win over the Yankees in New York! He takes your texts, and gets right to Trey Yesavage, who struck out eight over six innings of work as he outduels Cam Schlittler - after his best start of the year, what's next for the young starter? He also discusses the performance of the bullpen to lock down the game, and gets into the offence scratching across two runs,...

Blake Murphy is joined by Joe Siddall to discuss the 9th inning in Toronto’s 5-4 loss to the Yankees, Dylan Cease’s odd walk issues and more. Afterwards, Michael Clair (29:31) joins to discuss his new book and Adam Macko’s outings with Toronto. Following that, Erik Kratz (50:57) of Foul Territory pops by to talk Blue Jays and bounce around key storylines in the MLB. Lastly, Blake takes your texts...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-4 loss vs. the Yankees in New York. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the offence unable to scratch across the game-tying runs late for the second straight game - why is the team seemingly unable to do the little things right the way they did in 2025? Plus, they discuss the late-game at-bats from George Springer and Vladimir Gu...

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet’s Chris Black to discuss George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s at-bats vs. David Bednar and the loss to the Yankees. They also break down why Toronto’s chase rate has skyrocketed and Dylan Cease’s lethal two-pitch combo (35:03). Afterwards, Brian Page (51:12) of Rapsodo discusses how they help players analyze data and their roles in injury prevention in ba...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 7-6 loss vs. the Yankees to open the four-game series in New York. They take your texts, and get right to the bullpen management - was Yariel Rodríguez the right move in the seventh inning for the top of the Yankees order? They discuss some ugly swings from George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with the game on the line in the ninth inning...

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet’s Arden Zwelling in-studio to talk the Tigers series, Yohendrick Pinango’s hitting, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s home run, Brandon Valenzuela’s play since Alejandro Kirk went down and more. The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen (52:49) checks in to contextualize the Detroit Tigers’ recent struggles, injuries depleting the roster and reasons for optimism. Afterwards, Emmanu...

Sho Alli and Jesse Rubinoff break down the Blue Jays' 4-1 win over the Tigers to win the series in Detroit! They take your calls and texts, and get to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. getting moved up to the two-hole and launching a home run in his first at-bat - can Vladdy build on this heading into the Yankees series? They discuss Daulton Varsho continuing to look good with a double and RBI triple, get int...

Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 2-1 win in extra innings vs. the Tigers to even the series at one game apiece! They take your calls and texts, and discuss Yohendrick Piñango launching his first MLB home run while Spencer Miles shoves over 3.2 IP in a bulk outing on a bullpen day - what could their roles look like going forward? Could Piñango continue to hit near the top of th...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 3-2 walk-off loss vs. the Tigers to kick off the three-game series in Detroit. They take your calls and texts, and debate what was the primary cause of tonight's loss, Jeff Hoffman or the bats going quiet in an impromptu Tigers bullpen day? What do you do with Hoffman moving forward, and how do the bats wake up after continuing to be quiet? Plu...

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith to talk Spencer Miles, the state of the Blue Jays and keys to Toronto winning their 3-game set. Afterwards, Buffalo Bisons broadcaster Pat Malacaro (32:22) updates on Chad Dallas, CJ Van Eyck, Brendon Little, and others we might see with the big club soon. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests an...

Blake Murphy is joined by Jonah Birenbaum of The Score to discuss Dylan Cease’s outing, Daulton Varsho’s Grand Slam and more. Afterwards, Ryan Spilborghs (30:58) of Apple TV pops in to talk Trey Yesavage, the Detroit Tigers and the latest on the Colorado Rockies. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-3 walk-off win vs. the Rays at the Rogers Centre in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and get right to one of the biggest swings of the season, a Daulton Varsho walk-off grand slam in extra innings! How important is it that the team avoided a second straight sweep at the hands of the Rays heading into an off-day? Could this be the turn...

Blake Murphy is joined by former Blue Jay Vernon Wells to discuss the impact of injuries on a lineup, Vladdy’s struggles at the plate, and hitting conversations with Carlos Delgado and Alex Rios. Afterwards, Rob Friedman (30:42) discusses his book “Unhittable”, fastball variance and plenty more.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessar...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 7-6 loss in extra innings vs. the Rays at the Rogers Centre to also lose the series in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and discuss the difference between these two teams - is there a stark difference between the Blue Jays and Rays even at this point of the season? They get into the offence only notching one hit off Shane McClanahan, wh...

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet’s Dan Shulman to break down Vladimir Guerrero missing power, Kevin Gausman’s off outing and the significance of Toronto’s ace hitting 2000 career strikeouts. Afterwards, Rays broadcasting legend Dewayne Staats (33:28) joins to talk about Chandler Simpson’s impact and Kevin Cash getting the best out of his teams.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast...