Listen: Trade deadline pickups Shane Bieber and Brandon Valenzuela haven’t made their Jays debut yet, but discuss their whirlwind moves and more
Two of the Blue Jays’ trade deadline acquisitions have yet to make their debuts with the big club, and you’ll meet them both this week in Deep Left Field
Two of the Blue Jays’ trade deadline acquisitions have yet to make their debuts with the big club, and you’ll meet them both this week in Deep Left Field!
Shane Bieber spoke after his first rehab start in Buffalo, in which he threw five innings against the Syracuse Mets, allowing two runs on five hits with a walk and six strikeouts. You’ll hear his comments about how he felt, the whirlwind that sent him from Cleveland to ɫɫ to Buffalo in three days and what he thought of becoming a Blue Jay.
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Brandon Valenzuela was acquired in a head-shaking trade with the San Diego Padres, straight up for Will Wagner. The 24-year-old catcher made his organizational debut, catching Bieber in that rehab game, and we caught up with him afterward. The Mexican native discussed meeting Alejandro Kirk, catching Bieber - he said he’s never seen anything like it - and the unexpected trade that put him on the road to a potential big-league debut in ɫɫ.
You’ll also hear all about the overwhelming, record-setting series sweep in Colorado as well as a short treatise on run differential, since the Jays added 39 runs to it this week!
Listen here now or at ,, or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts Thursday afternoon. If you would like to support the journalism of the ɫɫ Star, you can at thestar.com/subscribingmatters.
Mike Wilner is a ɫɫ-based baseball columnist for the Star
and host of the baseball podcast “Deep Left Field.” Follow him on
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