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Mike Wilner

Lower Saxony

Baseball Columnist at The (Toronto) Star

Baseball columnist/podcaster @torontostar 2020 John Cerutti Award. 2020 Bob Elliott Award. Host: @DeepLFPodcast. Exceedingly proud father of the two best kids!

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Articles

  • Chip shots and chirps: Homerless Jays lose on Rowdy’s slam — and almost come to blows

    5 days ago | thespec.com | Mike Wilner

    Blame Jacob Barnes if you want, but it wasn’t his fault. The 35-year-old right-hander had been limited to low-leverage duty while compiling a 5.14 ERA in five outings to start the season, but he was pressed into action in the 12th inning Saturday and gave up a five-spot as the Blue Jays fell 8-4 to Seattle at the Rogers Centre, setting up a rubber match in Sunday’s series finale.

  • ‘Whatever, whenever.’ How Yimi Garcia became so indispensable to the Blue Jays

    1 week ago | thespec.com | Mike Wilner

    Wednesday’s game hung in the balance. The Blue Jays were up 2-0, but the Atlanta lineup was turning over and the tying run was at the plate so the call went out to Old Reliable. On came Yimi Garcia to put out the fire. The right-hander struck out Michael Harris II to snuff out the threat, then came back out for the eighth and struck out the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 hitters, handing things over to Jeff Hoffman, who closed out the 3-1 win.

  • Blue Jays quick hits: Roden, Santander homer in team’s biggest inning of the season

    1 week ago | thespec.com | Mike Wilner

    The Blue Jays rode a five-run fifth — their biggest inning of the season — to a 6-3 win over Atlanta at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday, setting up a rubber match of their three-game series Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what you need to know:That big fifth inning was a major breakthrough for the Jays, featuring Alan Roden’s first major-league home run — a no-doubt two-run blast to right field — and a three-run homer by Anthony Santander, his first at home with his new team.

  • Blue Jays’ starters have given them a share of first place

    2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Mike Wilner

    Don’t look now, but the Blue Jays might just have the best starting pitching in the major leagues through the first fortnight of the season. Going into the sixth inning of Thursday’s 4-3 extra-inning loss to Boston at Fenway Park, with Chris Bassitt having limited the Red Sox to just three hits, the Jays’ rotation led the majors with a 2.38 ERA.

  • Blue Jays quick hits: Pitching, pitching and more pitching leads to a third win in Boston

    2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Mike Wilner

    The Blue Jays had to work overtime for the first time this season, and a Bo Bichette sacrifice fly gave them a third straight win over the Boston Red Sox, 2-1 in 11 innings.

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Mike Wilner
Mike Wilner @Wilnerness
20 Jan 25

Welp, that's it for me on Twitter. Please come follow me on Bluesky, you can find me there with the same handle. Thank you for your support over the years!

Mike Wilner
Mike Wilner @Wilnerness
19 Jan 25

Not clickbait, not rage-farming, not performative outrage. I wrote about #Bluejays sensational financial screw-up in their futile chase for Roki Sasaki because I genuinely believe that this should be the last straw for this front office. https://t.co/2mzUwDucq4

Mike Wilner
Mike Wilner @Wilnerness
19 Jan 25

RT @DeepLFPodcast: BONUS EPISODE ALERT!!! #Bluejays financial mismanagement of the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes - flushing almost $12 million (…