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The Blue Jays Are on Fire, but Shohei Ohtani Is Still the MVP

The guys also recap an electric Subway Series and discuss the history of baseball and Yom Kippur

By Baseball BBQ
Tampa Bay Rays v Toronto Blue Jays Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images


This week, we discuss the Toronto Blue Jays taking over the top spot in the American League wild-card race (1:00) before reiterating our position that Shohei Ohtani has easily wrapped up the AL MVP award (15:00). Then we recap an electric Subway Series (23:00) before discussing the history of baseball and Yom Kippur (43:00). Finally, we close with the Good, the Bad, and the Uggla.

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman
Producer: Bobby Wagner
Editor: Mike Wargon

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