Met's third base coach Tim Leiper, Venezuelan national team manager Omar Lopez and more
About this episode
This episode features interviews with Mets third base coach Tim Leiper and Astros bench coach Omar Lopez, discussing their experiences in baseball and international competition.
Guests: New York Mets 3B coach Tim Leiper, Houston Astros bench coach Omar Lopez This week in Deep Left Field, we jump into the unofficial second half with a little international flair! Recorded during the annual all-star break Wilner Family Vacation - this time to Denmark and Sweden - we bring you Tim Leiper! The long-time third-base coach for Baseball Canada and first-base coach of the Blue Jays in the glory years of 2015-16 now makes his full-time home in Huntsville, Ontario. Also, we talk to Astros bench coach Omar Lopez, who managed Team Venezuela to an incredibly unexpected gold medal finish at the World Baseball Classic! The mailbag is always open at deepleftfield@thestar.ca !
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