Early-Season Success with John Schneider

04/18/25 • 50 min

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Blue Jays manager John Schneider joins Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker ahead of the team's series against the Seattle Mariners (1:25). The skipper starts with the decision to send Davis Schneider down to Triple-A and the injury statuses of George Springer, Daulton Varsho and Max Scherzer. Then, he gets into Andrés Giménez coming back to earth, how he's preparing for Blue-Jay-killer Cal Raleigh, Anthony Santander getting into rhythm, the team's different feel from last season and much more. Later, Mariners TV play-by-play voice Aaron Goldsmith (27:54) joins the show to discuss Raleigh's scorching stretch, Seattle's ceiling this season, Julio Rodriguez's inconsistency and what to expect from the Mariners' pitching staff in the weekend series in Toronto.

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.

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.

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