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EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 58 MIN

Kazuma Okamoto on dugout snacks, plus chats with Yohendrick Pinango and Joe Mantiply

from Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner · host Toronto Star

Guests: Blue Jays home run and RBI leader Kazuma Okamoto, rookie outfielder Yohendrick Pinango, reliever Joe Mantiply     This week in Deep Left Field, we rant about Blue Jays fans who for some reason want to declare the season over when it's not even summer yet and they're two games out of a playoff spot. We look back at a break-even"Week That Was" that featured five one-run games, then talk to a couple of rookies and a long-time veteran. Kazuma Okamoto joins us to discuss the up-and-down start to his big-league career and the transition to life in North America, as well as various and sundry dugout snacks. Yohendrick Pinango talks about his first month in the majors and his extremely eye-catching neck tattoo. And we check in with lefty Joe Mantiply, in his 15th season in professional baseball but first with the Jays, about his early-season success (now on hold thanks to a trip to the injured list) and about pitching to young catcher Daulton Varsho when they were both with the Arizona Diamondbacks. All that plus a dip into the mailbag at [email protected]!

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