Blue Bird Territory – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to Blue Bird Territory: the official Toronto Blue Jays show in the Foul Territory Network! Former Jays Kevin Pillar and Ricky Romero join The Athletic's Mitch Bannon with authentic analysis and on-field insight into the defending American League Champs!

The guys react to the grim news to begin Spring Training: injuries to Shane Bieber, Anthony Santander and Bowden Francis.

Plus, a tip of the cap to Buck Martinez, and Dylan Cease's possible impact on the his new team.

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On this episode of Blue Bird Territory, former Blue Jays Kevin Pillar and Ricky Romero join The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon to break down the first couple days of Toronto’s spring training.

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Back with the latest episode of Blue Bird Territory, former Jays Kevin Pillar and Ricky Romero join The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon to break down a Blue Jays trade, the team's 2026 mentality shift and more.

The guys react to outfielder Jesús Sanchéz joining the Jays and what it means for Nathan Lukes and others. They also break down how the Blue Jays will handle being a "hunted" team in 2026 and Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto adapting to MLB.

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Back with the latest episode of Blue Bird Territory, former Jays Kevin Pillar and Ricky Romero join The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon to answer your questions in a mailbag episode.

The guys talk about Mitch's story discussing Kevin Gausman's future. Then they answer questions on the new ABS challenge system, stories from their first big league spring trainings, if Vladimir Guerrero Jr. could play more third base and more.

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In the latest episode of Blue Bird Territory, former Jays Kevin Pillar and Ricky Romero join The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon to break down early spring training standouts, Eric Lauer's rotation desires and more.

The guys talk about the Canada vs US gold medal Olympic game and Daulton Varsho's potential for a big 2025. Then, they break down Eric Lauer's recent quotes about wanting to start, losing his arbitration case against the Jays this winter, and what it means for Toronto's pitching staff.

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In the latest episode of Blue Bird Territory, former Jays Kevin Pillar and Ricky Romero join The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon talk about Max Scherzer's return and set expectations for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 2026 season.

The guys discuss why the Jays brought Scherzer back, break down Eloy Jimenez's chances at Toronto's Opening Day roster and then do a deep dive on Vlad.

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In the latest episode of Blue Bird Territory, former Jays Kevin Pillar and Ricky Romero join The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon talk about the 12 Blue Jays players going to the WBC and answer some mailbag questions. The guys discuss why the WBC could be huge for players like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto. Then they answer listener questions on manager messages, biggest AL East threats, Alex Anthopoulos' exit and more. 

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In the latest episode of Blue Bird Territory, former Jays Kevin Pillar and Ricky Romero join The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon talk more about the WBC. The guys discuss Kevin being back in Dunedin for the first time in years and then get into a WBC breakdown. They talk about Team Canada and other sleeper terms before locking in some winner picks.

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In this episode of Blue Bird Territory, former Jays Kevin Pillar and Ricky Romero join The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon to discuss Max Scherzer's first spring start and potential worries in the rotation Trey Yesavage just pitched in a game for the first time, Shane Bieber hasn't thrown off a mound yet and the Jays have seven starters for potentially five spots on Opening Day. The guys break down how much we should worry about each.

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