Gate 14 Podcast

The Toronto Blue Jays SWEEP the Athletics in a 4 game set. MLB.com's Keegan Matheson then joins us to talk about his book, The Franchise: A Curated History of the Jays and all things going on in the Blue Jays world. The Franchise by Keegan Matheson -- https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-franchise-toronto-blue-jays-a-curated-history-of-the-jays/9781637277928.html Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports LINK TO SKYBOX -- https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/yyzcc-toronto-marriott-city-centre-hotel/experiences/baseball/ 

I don't know how they did it but the Jays win the series against the Texas Rangers. Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

The Jays find themselves a new house of horrors in the Tampa/St Pete area as they are swept by the Rays. Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

The Blue Jays sweep one of the best teams in the National League. Buck Martinez loves his cell phone ringer and the Sacramento kid is taking the Barry Bonds leap. All that and MUCH MORE Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

The Jays lose 2 of 3 to the Detroit Tigers. What are we going to do about the rotation? Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

The Jays play some exciting ball but aren't able to come away with the series win. Breaking down the good, the bad and everything in between. Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

THE BLUE JAYS SWEEP THE MARINERS IN SEATTLE. BACK TO .500 Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

The Jays salvage a win in Anaheim but not before two heartbreaking losses. Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

The Jays blow a perfect opportunity to take a series from the Guardians. Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

Jays come back from the dead and steal the series from the Red Sox. Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

The Jays blow a prime opportunity to win a series in the Bronx. Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

The Jays are swept in Houston. A god awful series. Operation Survive April is tougher than we thought. We bounce back on Friday. Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

The Jays lose 2 of 3 to the Seattle Mariners at home. Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

The Jays win another series, this time against the Braves. We had the Vlad extension press conference and the pitching staff put on a show. A great midweek series. Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman joins Gate 14 to breakdown his crazy offseason, life back with the Blue Jays and MUCH MORE. Johnny and Ave then recap the 2 game set with the O's Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

The Jays win 3 games at Fenway. The staff put on another masterclass. Good step to being .500 at the end of April. Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

Toronto Blue Jays President & CEO Mark Shapiro joins Gate 14 to talk all his years in baseball, what it's like being the boss, how much the game has advanced and MUCH MORE. Thank you to everyone who made this possible. Produced by Mike Baxter 00:00 – Intro 01:18 – Day in the Life & Role Overview 04:39 – Trade & Free Agency Process 07:17 – Advances in Player Development 09:42 – Growth of Analytics & R&D 12:06 – Game Day Experience & Social Media 15:27 – Debunking the “Roger Shill” Label 18:33 – Prospect Development & Communication 26:50 – Team Culture & Character 42:40 – First Pitch & Fan Engagement 48:05 – Outro & Reflections

THE DOME FROM HOME CURSE IS BROKEN. JAYS SWEEP THE NATS.

The Jays and Orioles split their opening weekend series. TYFYS Dick Lovelady. 

We sit down with 2024 First Round Pick Trey Yesavage.

The regular season is finally here. We breakdown all the roster moves and give our predictions for the 2025 MLB season.

We are joined by Blue Jays RHP Bowden Francis to talk about his breakout 2024 campaign, his new expectations and much more. After (46:44) Johnny and Ave rundown the goings on in the spring and start to get excited for the start of the season. Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

We are joined by Sportsnet insider Ben Nicholson-Smith to break down all things Blue Jays and preview the upcoming season Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

We are joined by MLB writer Keegan Matheson to break down all things Blue Jays and some exclusive insights on the inside of Blue Jays camp. Sign up at FANDUEL ---- https://canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com/en/sports

We are joined by Zubes to break down more of the Vlad extension talks, as well as the start to Spring Training. 

Vlad and the Jays do not come to terms on a long term extension. 

The time is now to extend Vladdy. Is it going to happen before the Monday deadline? We are also joined by MLB The Show YouTube legend Kevin GohD to break down everything Jays (41:49).

We have people in Dunedin, and we have cell phone videos. Let's ride.

It's almost go time. Football is over. Time for ball.

Ross needs to get back in the kitchen. More deals to chef up.

Mad Max heads north.

Finishing off the Anthony Santander deal and breaking down the Pete Alonso and Max Scherzer rumours..

The Jays finally get their guy

The Toronto Blue Jays lose out on Roki Sasaki but we fleeced Cleveland for Myles Straw. Breaking down the move and MUCH MORE.

Roki Sasaki has narrowed down his team list to 3. The Jays, Dodgers and Padres. Let us win one please.

Ross Atkins is back from vacation and has made a splash to start 2025. Welcome back Jeff Hoffman

Ross Atkins enjoyed his holidays on a boat drinking at 8 am. Kinda awesome. There was no Blue Jays news this week.

We miss out on another top FA. Tell us if you've heard that before. 

The only thing we want for Christmas is a Vlad extension.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr extension news has the fanbase in the dumps. We spend an hour trying to make you feel better.

Breaking down the trade that sends Spencer Horwitz to Cleveland for Andres Gimenez and Nick Sandlin.

Former Blue Jay LHP Ricky Romero joins the show (33:35) to break down his time in Toronto. Including some awesome stories on Cito Gastin and Roy Halladay as well as thoughts on the current team. That comes after Johnny and Ave talk the Juan Soto saga and all the signings of the last few days.

The Boston Red Sox have taken our blueprint for dealing with Juan Soto. Avery makes 10 possible trades for the Toronto Blue Jays. All that and much more!

We say goodbye to Canada's closer & bring back friend of the program Erik Swanson to talk about his 2024 campaign.

Blue Jays IF Spencer Horwitz joins Gate 14 for the second time to breakdown his 2024 season.

It's time to get hurt again. Bring us Juan Soto.

Avery and Johnny try to save the Toronto Blue Jays with their free agency plans.

The Boys wrap up the 24 World Series and break down some preliminary thoughts on this years free agent class. Former Blue Jay Whit Merrifield joins the show to talk about his time in Toronto.

Joey Loperfido joins Gate 14 to talk hitting mechanics, what being traded at the deadline is like and MUCH MORE. Follow Us On Socials MERCH: Gate14.ca Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gate14podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gate14pod Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gate14Pod Discord: https://discord.gg/KvCFpy7gX2

Looking at the year that was for the Blue Jays minor league system. The Bad (arm injuries and breakout performances) as well as the fun (trades and draft). Thanks to CB and BK for joining. 

Breaking down their season ending press conference.