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Blake Murphy kicks off Monday's episode recapping the team's successful weekend at Tropicana Field. He is then joined by Keegan Matheson, a writer for BlueJays.com, to dissect how the team might have finally overcome “The Trop Curse", before evaluating the team's overall health, rotation depth, and Davis Schneider, George Springer, and Chris Bassitt's weekends respectively. In the second segment, MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince stops by to break down the ups and downs of the Wild Card races in both leagues. They discuss how injuries could potentially disrupt the playoffs and celebrate the greatness of José Ramírez and Joey Votto (31:25). During the final hour, Sportsnet's Arden Zwelling joins Blake in-studio to share his thoughts on Jays' weekend series win, before diving into the team's playoff preparation and strategic considerations heading down the stretch (51:55).

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History was made in a few different ways on Monday night in Seattle. A Toronto Blue Jay won the Home Run Derby for the first time in franchise history. That Jay, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, also became part of the first father-son duo to win the Derby along with Vlad Sr. JTP guest hosts Ben Shulman and Julia Kreuz look back on the night that was and what it could mean for Vlad Jr. in the second half of the season, before discussing Bo Bichette showing a different side of himself last night taking the mic and interviewing his teammate. The pair then move their attention to the All-Star festivities and brainstorm what events could be added with the help of some listener text suggestions (35:38). In the second hour, they turn their attention to tonight's All-Star Game with Sportsnet analyst Buck Martinez, who will be in the booth for the call (50:10)! Ben and Julia also check in with MLB Network’s Anthony Castrovince, who shared his takeaways following Vlad Jr.'s power surge last night, before highlighting some of the other great things Seattle offers as a host (01:26:02).

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Host Blake Murphy is back to give his take on the Blue Jays' weekend series win over Oakland! He brings on Sportsnet Blue Jays producer Chris Black to look at the numbers from it, specifically the resurgences of both Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Yusei Kikuchi, before teeing up Kevin Gausman's start tonight. Next, MLB Network’s Anthony Castrovince joins Blake to break down the process of the MLB Draft Combine and share some insight into some of the most notable players, including a highly rated Canadian (31:30)! Hour two kicks off with Sportsnet’s own Ben Nicholson-Smith, who digs into the Jays' upcoming schedule, when they should utilize a bullpen day, the team's interesting catching situation, and some early trade deadline buyers and sellers (51:10). To close, Ben Clemens of FanGraphs delves into the numbers behind the Giants' strong first half of the season ahead of their upcoming series in Toronto (01:21:30).

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.