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Guests: Toronto Star baseball columnist Gregor Chisholm

This week, Gregor and I crack open the mailbag and tackle your Blue Jays questions submitted by email, on Bluesky and here at thestar.com. We touch on the leak of Vladdy’s contract demands, the broken promises of Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins, a Jays’ fan’s existential crises and much more! One submission was pretty much a plea for Vladdy to get off the writer’s lawn! Your questions answered on this episode of Deep Left Field!

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Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner

Deep Left Field opens up the mail bag

Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner

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Blue Jays outfielders George Springer and Nathan Lukes, pitcher Easton Lucas and more 1:11:56

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Finally, some good news as the Blue Jays sign slugger Anthony Santander 15:13

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