# JTP: John Axford, Ryan Dempster & Bieber Back!

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Podcast: [Blue Jays Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/blue-jays-talk-419324)
Published: 2026-06-23T16:01:32+00:00
Episode link: https://www.sportsnet.ca/590/blue-jays-this-week/
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Blake Murphy is joined by John Axford in-studio to discuss Dylan Cease’s outing, the pitching approach when a batter wants to hit a sacrifice fly, Toronto’s woes driving in runs on Monday and Shane Bieber’s return (29:02). Ryan Dempster (50:07) of Intentional Talk gives his Jays views from afar, teams he’s buying right now and Kyle Schwarber’s career progression. Lastly, MLB.com’s David Adler (1:11:40) analyzes the new Statcast batting data, Trey Yesavage’s season and some of the best comebacks from Tommy John surgery. 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 affiliate.

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