JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford

About this episode

Blake Murphy discusses the Blue Jays' recent series win and checks in on the Phillies with various guests.

Blake Murphy kicks off Jays Talk+ with former Blue Jays reliever John Axford to discuss the Blue Jays’ series win over the weekend, Gunnar Henderson’s controversial tag attempt, Brandon Valenzuela’s future when Alejandro Kirk returns, Jeff Hoffman’s recent struggles, and whether Vladimir Guerrero Jr. can turn things around (30:40). Later, Todd Zolecki (49:49) checks in on the Phillies and Cristopher Sánchez’s rise to stardom. Blake wraps up the show with Levi Weaver (1:17:26) to take a trip around MLB. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.

People in this episode

Host: Blake Murphy

Guests: John Axford, Todd Zolecki, Levi Weaver

Topics covered

• Blue Jays
• Phillies
• baseball analysis
• player performance
• MLB updates

Keywords

• Blue Jays
• Phillies
• John Axford
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
• Gunnar Henderson
• MLB

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blue Jays, Phillies, Rogers Sports & Media

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