Mike Wilner
@wilnerness.bsky.social
Former voice of the Toronto Blue Jays, current Toronto Star baseball columnist and host of the Deep Left Field podcast (you should subscribe). Loves stand-up comedy, ‘80s music and my two incredible kids!
Reposted by Mike Wilner
IT’S A BRAND-NEW EPISODE OF DEEP LEFT FIELD!!!
This week, we talk to outgoing #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly about all the things:
-Why he came to #Jays and why he’s leaving;
-What he thinks the future holds for the team;
-His first World Series and what could have been done better;
And more!
This week, we talk to outgoing #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly about all the things:
-Why he came to #Jays and why he’s leaving;
-What he thinks the future holds for the team;
-His first World Series and what could have been done better;
And more!
Don Mattingly's Blue Jays exit interview
Podcast Episode · Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner · 2025-11-13 · 1h 9m
podcasts.apple.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
IT’S A BRAND-NEW EPISODE OF DEEP LEFT FIELD!!!
This week, we talk to outgoing #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly about all the things:
-Why he came to #Jays and why he’s leaving;
-What he thinks the future holds for the team;
-His first World Series and what could have been done better;
And more!
This week, we talk to outgoing #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly about all the things:
-Why he came to #Jays and why he’s leaving;
-What he thinks the future holds for the team;
-His first World Series and what could have been done better;
And more!
Don Mattingly's Blue Jays exit interview
Podcast Episode · Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner · 2025-11-13 · 1h 9m
podcasts.apple.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
HAPPY DEEP LEFT FIELD DAY!!!
With the #WorldSeries in the rear-view mirror, we’re back to our regular Thursday afternoon drops and a new episode is coming your way soon, featuring former #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly’s exit interview.
While you wait, check out the column I wrote off it:
With the #WorldSeries in the rear-view mirror, we’re back to our regular Thursday afternoon drops and a new episode is coming your way soon, featuring former #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly’s exit interview.
While you wait, check out the column I wrote off it:
Mike Wilner: Don Mattingly reveals why he left the Blue Jays, and how the IKF disaster might have been averted
Mattingly, soon to get another shot at the Hall of Fame, also defends the controversial José Berríos hook in the 2023 wild-card round.
www.thestar.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
HAPPY DEEP LEFT FIELD DAY!!!
With the #WorldSeries in the rear-view mirror, we’re back to our regular Thursday afternoon drops and a new episode is coming your way soon, featuring former #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly’s exit interview.
While you wait, check out the column I wrote off it:
With the #WorldSeries in the rear-view mirror, we’re back to our regular Thursday afternoon drops and a new episode is coming your way soon, featuring former #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly’s exit interview.
While you wait, check out the column I wrote off it:
Just put Thursday's episode of Deep Left Field to bed and you're gonna love it!
I talk to former #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly about SO many things, including his first-ever trip to the World Series and the great shape in which he thinks he left the team. Plus, we open the mailbag!
I talk to former #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly about SO many things, including his first-ever trip to the World Series and the great shape in which he thinks he left the team. Plus, we open the mailbag!
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Just put Thursday's episode of Deep Left Field to bed and you're gonna love it!
I talk to former #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly about SO many things, including his first-ever trip to the World Series and the great shape in which he thinks he left the team. Plus, we open the mailbag!
I talk to former #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly about SO many things, including his first-ever trip to the World Series and the great shape in which he thinks he left the team. Plus, we open the mailbag!
Gonna record a new episode of Deep Left Field soon, featuring Don Mattingly reflecting on his #Bluejays days.
If you want to be a part of it, send an email to deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
If you want to be a part of it, send an email to deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Gonna record a new episode of Deep Left Field soon, featuring Don Mattingly reflecting on his #Bluejays days.
If you want to be a part of it, send an email to deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
If you want to be a part of it, send an email to deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
Don Mattingly isn't the only member of #Bluejays coaching staff who is not returning.
I've confirmed reports that assistant hitting coach Hunter Mense is leaving to join the staff of the San Francisco Giants.
I've confirmed reports that assistant hitting coach Hunter Mense is leaving to join the staff of the San Francisco Giants.
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Don Mattingly isn't the only member of #Bluejays coaching staff who is not returning.
I've confirmed reports that assistant hitting coach Hunter Mense is leaving to join the staff of the San Francisco Giants.
I've confirmed reports that assistant hitting coach Hunter Mense is leaving to join the staff of the San Francisco Giants.
You'll hear outgoing #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly on Thursday's new episode of Deep Left Field.
He talks about what he'd do over in the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 of the World Series if he could and about being in the meeting where the decision was made to yank Berrios early in 2023!
He talks about what he'd do over in the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 of the World Series if he could and about being in the meeting where the decision was made to yank Berrios early in 2023!
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
You'll hear outgoing #Bluejays bench coach Don Mattingly on Thursday's new episode of Deep Left Field.
He talks about what he'd do over in the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 of the World Series if he could and about being in the meeting where the decision was made to yank Berrios early in 2023!
He talks about what he'd do over in the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 of the World Series if he could and about being in the meeting where the decision was made to yank Berrios early in 2023!
This is phenomenal.
I missed it at the time but did a laudable job chronicling my mental illness/vendetta against Michael Conforto this season:
Craig Goldstein vs. Michael Conforto
a.k.a. Hydrogen Bomb vs. Coughing Baby
rememberthatguy.beehiiv.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This is phenomenal.
Just finished a great half-hour chat with Don Mattingly that you'll hear on tomorrow's new episode of Deep Left Field!
We talked about him leaving #Bluejays, getting to the World Series for the first time, the wonderful, magical year that was and even IKF's short lead off third!
We talked about him leaving #Bluejays, getting to the World Series for the first time, the wonderful, magical year that was and even IKF's short lead off third!
November 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Just finished a great half-hour chat with Don Mattingly that you'll hear on tomorrow's new episode of Deep Left Field!
We talked about him leaving #Bluejays, getting to the World Series for the first time, the wonderful, magical year that was and even IKF's short lead off third!
We talked about him leaving #Bluejays, getting to the World Series for the first time, the wonderful, magical year that was and even IKF's short lead off third!
#Bluejays skipper John Schneider does not win AL Manager of the Year. Instead, it's Stephen Vogt of Cleveland.
I mean, mazel tov to him for #Guardians coming back from 15.5 games back, helped massively by a #Tigers collapse, but worst to first.
Vogt got 17 1st-place votes, Schneider 10.
I mean, mazel tov to him for #Guardians coming back from 15.5 games back, helped massively by a #Tigers collapse, but worst to first.
Vogt got 17 1st-place votes, Schneider 10.
November 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
#Bluejays skipper John Schneider does not win AL Manager of the Year. Instead, it's Stephen Vogt of Cleveland.
I mean, mazel tov to him for #Guardians coming back from 15.5 games back, helped massively by a #Tigers collapse, but worst to first.
Vogt got 17 1st-place votes, Schneider 10.
I mean, mazel tov to him for #Guardians coming back from 15.5 games back, helped massively by a #Tigers collapse, but worst to first.
Vogt got 17 1st-place votes, Schneider 10.
Just bought my Tuesday Lotto Max (I know, I know, lotteries are a tax on the stupid. I plead guilty). Gave the kid $20 for a $5 ticket and he proceeded to give me $3.85 change. Because that’s what the register said from the last customer.
What have we done to our youth???
What have we done to our youth???
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Just bought my Tuesday Lotto Max (I know, I know, lotteries are a tax on the stupid. I plead guilty). Gave the kid $20 for a $5 ticket and he proceeded to give me $3.85 change. Because that’s what the register said from the last customer.
What have we done to our youth???
What have we done to our youth???
Looking forward to seeing John Schneider win AL Manager of the Year tonight. #Bluejays #WorstToFirart
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Looking forward to seeing John Schneider win AL Manager of the Year tonight. #Bluejays #WorstToFirart
This was fun and will make you feel very old if we are contemporaries.
I assume the missing #19 was really weird because everything else on this list is totally normal.
And yes, I get a zero, though I can’t remember if I ever actually put a boombox up on my shoulder. We had one, though.
I assume the missing #19 was really weird because everything else on this list is totally normal.
And yes, I get a zero, though I can’t remember if I ever actually put a boombox up on my shoulder. We had one, though.
(i got a zero lolz)
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
November 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This was fun and will make you feel very old if we are contemporaries.
I assume the missing #19 was really weird because everything else on this list is totally normal.
And yes, I get a zero, though I can’t remember if I ever actually put a boombox up on my shoulder. We had one, though.
I assume the missing #19 was really weird because everything else on this list is totally normal.
And yes, I get a zero, though I can’t remember if I ever actually put a boombox up on my shoulder. We had one, though.
Reposted by Mike Wilner
Did you get a chance to see me and @gregorchisholm.bsky.social going over #Bluejays media availability with Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins in Deep Left Field yesterday? We're on Youtube!!
Toronto Star columnists discuss Shapiro and Atkins end-of-year wrap
YouTube video by Toronto Star
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November 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Did you get a chance to see me and @gregorchisholm.bsky.social going over #Bluejays media availability with Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins in Deep Left Field yesterday? We're on Youtube!!
Reposted by Mike Wilner
I went through what #Bluejays president Mark Shapiro and GM Ross Atkins had to say at yesterday's availability and opened up the mailbag on today's new episode of Deep Left Field. Check it out!
Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner
Baseball Podcast · Updated Weekly · Longtime Toronto Blue Jays radio voice Mike Wilner hosts Deep Left Field, a baseball podcast from the Toronto Star. With great baseball coverage, opinion and analys...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I went through what #Bluejays president Mark Shapiro and GM Ross Atkins had to say at yesterday's availability and opened up the mailbag on today's new episode of Deep Left Field. Check it out!
I went through what #Bluejays president Mark Shapiro and GM Ross Atkins had to say at yesterday's availability and opened up the mailbag on today's new episode of Deep Left Field. Check it out!
Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner
Baseball Podcast · Updated Weekly · Longtime Toronto Blue Jays radio voice Mike Wilner hosts Deep Left Field, a baseball podcast from the Toronto Star. With great baseball coverage, opinion and analys...
podcasts.apple.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I went through what #Bluejays president Mark Shapiro and GM Ross Atkins had to say at yesterday's availability and opened up the mailbag on today's new episode of Deep Left Field. Check it out!
Did you get a chance to see me and @gregorchisholm.bsky.social going over #Bluejays media availability with Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins in Deep Left Field yesterday? We're on Youtube!!
Toronto Star columnists discuss Shapiro and Atkins end-of-year wrap
YouTube video by Toronto Star
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Did you get a chance to see me and @gregorchisholm.bsky.social going over #Bluejays media availability with Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins in Deep Left Field yesterday? We're on Youtube!!
Reposted by Mike Wilner
Will you look at that, it’s a new episode of Deep Left Field!!!
We take you into #Bluejays front office’s end-of-season chat and break down what Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins had to say. Most of it was not a disaster.
And of course, we dip into the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
We take you into #Bluejays front office’s end-of-season chat and break down what Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins had to say. Most of it was not a disaster.
And of course, we dip into the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
Breaking down Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro and GM Ross Atkins' year-end press conference
Podcast Episode · Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner · 2025-11-07 · 39m
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November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Will you look at that, it’s a new episode of Deep Left Field!!!
We take you into #Bluejays front office’s end-of-season chat and break down what Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins had to say. Most of it was not a disaster.
And of course, we dip into the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
We take you into #Bluejays front office’s end-of-season chat and break down what Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins had to say. Most of it was not a disaster.
And of course, we dip into the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
Will you look at that, it’s a new episode of Deep Left Field!!!
We take you into #Bluejays front office’s end-of-season chat and break down what Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins had to say. Most of it was not a disaster.
And of course, we dip into the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
We take you into #Bluejays front office’s end-of-season chat and break down what Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins had to say. Most of it was not a disaster.
And of course, we dip into the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
Breaking down Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro and GM Ross Atkins' year-end press conference
Podcast Episode · Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner · 2025-11-07 · 39m
podcasts.apple.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Will you look at that, it’s a new episode of Deep Left Field!!!
We take you into #Bluejays front office’s end-of-season chat and break down what Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins had to say. Most of it was not a disaster.
And of course, we dip into the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
We take you into #Bluejays front office’s end-of-season chat and break down what Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins had to say. Most of it was not a disaster.
And of course, we dip into the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
Just put Friday's episode of Deep Left Field to bed and you're gonna love it!
I go through #Bluejays end-of-season Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins media conferences - not a disaster this time! And as always, we open up the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca.
Look for it Friday afternoon!
I go through #Bluejays end-of-season Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins media conferences - not a disaster this time! And as always, we open up the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca.
Look for it Friday afternoon!
November 7, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Just put Friday's episode of Deep Left Field to bed and you're gonna love it!
I go through #Bluejays end-of-season Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins media conferences - not a disaster this time! And as always, we open up the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca.
Look for it Friday afternoon!
I go through #Bluejays end-of-season Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins media conferences - not a disaster this time! And as always, we open up the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca.
Look for it Friday afternoon!
Have you had a chance to hear from Kevin Kiermaier yet on the IKF play at the plate controversy?
He talks about that and many other things #Bluejays on today's episode of Deep Left Field!
He talks about that and many other things #Bluejays on today's episode of Deep Left Field!
'What if they would have thrown it offline...so many things…when in doubt, slide.' Kevin Kiermaier on IKF's slide and much more
Podcast Episode · Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner · 2025-11-06 · 58m
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November 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Have you had a chance to hear from Kevin Kiermaier yet on the IKF play at the plate controversy?
He talks about that and many other things #Bluejays on today's episode of Deep Left Field!
He talks about that and many other things #Bluejays on today's episode of Deep Left Field!
RADIO TIME!!!
Going on CBC Radio Toronto's Here and Now ANY MINUTE NOW to talk #Bluejays Shapiro/Atkins conferences.
Going on CBC Radio Toronto's Here and Now ANY MINUTE NOW to talk #Bluejays Shapiro/Atkins conferences.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
RADIO TIME!!!
Going on CBC Radio Toronto's Here and Now ANY MINUTE NOW to talk #Bluejays Shapiro/Atkins conferences.
Going on CBC Radio Toronto's Here and Now ANY MINUTE NOW to talk #Bluejays Shapiro/Atkins conferences.
While we talk to Ross Atkins, you can listen to today’s new episode of Deep Left Field featuring former #Bluejays Kevin Kiermaier!
'What if they would have thrown it offline...so many things…when in doubt, slide.' Kevin Kiermaier on IKF's slide and much more
Podcast Episode · Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner · 2025-11-06 · 58m
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November 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
While we talk to Ross Atkins, you can listen to today’s new episode of Deep Left Field featuring former #Bluejays Kevin Kiermaier!
Today on a NEW EPISODE OF DEEP LEFT FIELD, I talk to ex- #Bluejays Kevin Kiermaier about the play at the plate in the bottom of the 9th of Game 7.
But if you know KK, you know he’s also going to talk about a whole lot more than that:
But if you know KK, you know he’s also going to talk about a whole lot more than that:
'What if they would have thrown it offline...so many things…when in doubt, slide.' Kevin Kiermaier on IKF's slide and much more
Podcast Episode · Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner · 2025-11-06 · 58m
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November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Today on a NEW EPISODE OF DEEP LEFT FIELD, I talk to ex- #Bluejays Kevin Kiermaier about the play at the plate in the bottom of the 9th of Game 7.
But if you know KK, you know he’s also going to talk about a whole lot more than that:
But if you know KK, you know he’s also going to talk about a whole lot more than that:
Just put tomorrow's new episode of Deep Left Field to bed - you're gonna love it!
Former #Bluejays Kevin Kiermaier joins me to talk over the "should IKF have scored" controversy and much more - plus your thoughts in the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
Here's today's bonus Bieber episode:
Former #Bluejays Kevin Kiermaier joins me to talk over the "should IKF have scored" controversy and much more - plus your thoughts in the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
Here's today's bonus Bieber episode:
Shane Bieber will be a Toronto Blue Jay in 2026 after giving team an enormous discount
Podcast Episode · Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner · 2025-11-05 · 18m
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November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Just put tomorrow's new episode of Deep Left Field to bed - you're gonna love it!
Former #Bluejays Kevin Kiermaier joins me to talk over the "should IKF have scored" controversy and much more - plus your thoughts in the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
Here's today's bonus Bieber episode:
Former #Bluejays Kevin Kiermaier joins me to talk over the "should IKF have scored" controversy and much more - plus your thoughts in the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!
Here's today's bonus Bieber episode: