About this episode

This episode discusses the Blue Jays' recent winning week and the return of injured players, featuring interviews with pitcher Dylan Cease, catcher Brandon Valenzuela, and infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa.

Guests: Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease, catcher Brandon Valenzuela, Boston Red Sox infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa This week in Deep Left Field, we look back at a winning Blue Jays Week That Was. With the injured players starting to return, the Jays went into Thursday's action just half a game out of a playoff spot in the American League. Dylan Cease has had a strong start to his Jays' career, posting a 2.87 ERA through six starts, leading the American League in strikeouts and not having allowed a home run yet. He joins us to talk about the first month of his seven years as a Blue Jay, how he feels he's performing, what he's seen from his new team and why he always looks over at third base before releasing the ball. Brandon Valenzuela has been a big-leaguer for just about a month now, and we check in with the rookie catcher to talk about the work he's doing in the batters' box, filling the shoes of Alejandro Kirk and just how much he likes the ABS system. Also, we catch up with Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who had a rough final outing as a Blue Jay in Game 7 of the World Series. All that, plus your thoughts in the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!

People in this episode

Host: Mike Wilner

Guests: Dylan Cease, Brandon Valenzuela, Isiah Kiner-Falefa

Topics covered

• Blue Jays
• player injuries
• MLB playoffs
• baseball performance
• rookie players

Keywords

• Blue Jays
• Dylan Cease
• Brandon Valenzuela
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa
• MLB
• injuries
• playoff race

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Star

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