Guest: Toronto Star baseball columnist Gregor Chisholm

This week in Deep Left Field, the Blue Jays playoff dreams have been extinguished.

What looked only a couple of weeks ago like a team that had another playoff run in it has limped to the finish line, with 11 losses in 16 games through Wednesday's doubleheader sweep in Baltimore in which the Jays were mathematically eliminated after the first game.

My Toronto Star Blue Jays beat partner Gregor Chisholm joins me to dissect what went wrong in the Jays' quest to defend their American League pennant, from injuries and underperformance to poor roster construction that led to overreliance on certain players.

We also get into Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s viral comments about his contract.

All that, plus your thoughts in the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!

Guests: Blue Jays outfielder George Springer, pitcher Max Scherzer, catcher Brandon Valenzuela, associate manager DeMarlo Hale    

This special bonus episode of Deep Left Field comes to you as the Blue Jays wrap up what's been a frustrating and disappointing season with an incredibly emotional Game 162, leaving their fans with a good taste in their mouths for what promises to be a long off-season.

We'll hear from Max Scherzer, who turned back the clock Sunday, and George Springer, who picked up a double in his final game with the Jays, about treasuring their time in Toronto and dealing with the feelings of what could have been their last game in the big leagues.

Brandon Valenzuela, who caught Scherzer's masterful effort, joins us to talk about it (and fight back tears) and Jays' associate manager DeMarlo Hale is here to break down a truly ugly season that no one saw coming.

All that, plus your thoughts in the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!

Guests: Blue Jays 2026 Rookie of the Year and 2026 Unsung Hero   

This week in Deep Left Field, we continue to present the Blue Jays 2026 award winners as voted by the players, coaches, front office and support staff.

Unlike last week, when only one interview was required to hear from both the Jays' 2026 MVP and Pitcher of the Year (since they were the same guy, Dylan Cease), the Rookie of the Year and Unsung Hero are different people, although they were both rookies.

You'll hear from both of them in this episode.

As well, you get my thoughts on how the post-season is unfolding, and how the Milwaukee Brewers' NLCS success could put the lie to ownership's contention that big-payroll teams are guaranteed championships and, therefore, a work stoppage is necessary so that a game-saving salary cap can be implemented. Also, I go over the Jays' five Gold Glove finalists.

All that, plus your thoughts in the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!