Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner

• Don Mattingly's Blue Jays exit interview

  Guest: Former Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly After three years with the Jays, Don Mattingly feels that his work is done and he is moving on. But before the 64-year-old tackles the next challenge in a life that has seen him involved in Major League Baseball since the New York Yankees drafted him in 1979, he joins us in Deep Left Field to talk about his time in Toronto. Mattingly went to the World Series for the first time this season and he discusses what they could have done better in the late innings of Game 7, but also compares this Jays team to his old Yankees teams in the mid-90s that would go on to build a dynasty. Also, as always, we open up the mailbag at [email protected]! 

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• Breaking down Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro and GM Ross Atkins' year-end press conference

  As they do at the end of every season, Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro and general manager Ross Atkins meet the media to discuss the year just passed and to hint at their plans for the year to come. This year, for the first time in a long time, it wasn't a disaster. We take you through Shapiro and Atkins' availabilities and go through heir comments as they discuss, among other things, the impact that this World Series run had on the people they encountered, the unique toughness and cohesion of the 2025 Blue Jays, John Schneider's future and what might happen as Bo Bichette enters free agency for the first time. Plus, we open up the mailbag at [email protected]!

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• 'What if they would have thrown it offline...so many things…when in doubt, slide.' Kevin Kiermaier on IKF's slide and much more

  Guest: Former Blue Jay Kevin Kiermaier       The off-season is upon us but the sad ending to the Blue Jays' season still lingers.   We wanted to know what one of the greatest baserunners in baseball history thought about the bottom of the ninth of Game 7, so we reached out to Kevin Kiermaier and he joins us to answer some questions.   Kiermaier discusses whether he thinks Isiah Kiner-Falefa should have scored on Daulton Varsho's one-out grounder in that inning, and what he would have done had he been on the bases. He also talks about the unique closeness of the Jays' clubhouse, Shane Bieber's return and what the next move might be for Bo Bichette and others.   Plus, a quick dip into the mailbag at [email protected]!

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• Shane Bieber will be a Toronto Blue Jay in 2026 after giving team an enormous discount

  Guest: Shane Bieber It only took three days for the most shocking move of the off-season to happen.  Against all odds, Shane Bieber exercised his $16 million (US) player option and is staying with the Blue Jays for the 2026 season.  The 30-year-old, a two-time all-star who won the Cy Young award in 2020, loved his two months as a Blue Jay and has unfinished business here, so he's sticking around to try to run it back.  We spoke to Bieber after the Jays clinched the American League pennant, beating Seattle in Game 7 of the ALCS. You'll hear that conversation, in which he talks about how much he loves the Blue Jays, plus analysis of the move on this bonus episode of Deep Left Field!

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• We open up the mailbag to help with the post World Series blues after the Jays heartbreaking loss

  It's the day after the day after and the Blue Jays' loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series is still a heartbreaking gut punch. We throw open the Monday Mailbag at [email protected] to share your thoughts, feelings and questions about the game, the series and the season as a whole and hear from a wide range of listeners, from the zen-like appreciation of the Jays' magical year to the anger and frustration over opportunities missed by a team that had a championship within its grasp. And why did IKF slide? Plus, my thoughts on the grave injustice of Gold Gloves denied to Ernie Clement and Alejandro Kirk. Listen here or subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. If you would like to support the journalism of the Toronto Star, you can at thestar.com/subscribe.

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