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VIDEO: Just one more sleep until Blue Jays playoff baseball

Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: We take a break from the big headlines to talk about something that really matters — the Toronto Blue Jays' chances of going all the way to the World Series

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OK Blue Jays? We shall see.

Toronto is prepped for some October baseball, hosting the New York Yankees Saturday afternoon in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.

The Rogers Centre will be rocking — and fans across the country will be watching (mostly on the edge of their seats).

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Is this the magical year for Canada’s baseball team? Can the Jays beat Aaron Judge and the Yankees in a best-of-five? How deep will Toronto go this postseason?

Joining us on tonight’s Closer Look podcast is Matt Betts, a journalist at CambridgeToday and host of the Canadian Baseball Network podcast.

You can watch the full interview in the above YouTube video.

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Podcast hosts Scott Sexsmith (left) and Michael Friscolanti, Editor-in-Chief of Village Media.

Hosted by Village Media’s Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith, and produced by Derek Turner, Closer Look is a new daily podcast that goes way beyond the headlines with insightful, in-depth conversations featuring our reporters and editors, leading experts, key stakeholders and big newsmakers.

Fresh episodes drop every Monday to Friday at 7 p.m. right in your local news feed — and on the show’s dedicated website: closerlookpodcast.ca. Of course, you can also find us wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

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