TORONTO (July 29, 2015) With the Blue Jays already making a big splash, Sportsnet is set to deliver a full day of 2015 MLB Trade Deadline coverage to fervent fans on Friday, July 31 across TV, radio and on the web. Sportsnet’s day long coverage will feature the country’s biggest and most respected lineup of baseball experts, delivering all the can’t-miss news, updates, and analysis through Friday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline, including a special one-hour MLB Central: Trade Deadline Special at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, and Pacific.
Details of Sportsnet’s multiplatform coverage of the 2015 MLB Trade Deadline is as follows:
On TV and Radio
Friday, July 31
- Breaking News Updates: Sportsnet will provide live breaking news and trade updates leading up to the 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT deadline
- Baseball Central: Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the rumours and updates at Noon ET / 9 a.m. PT on Sportsnet 590 The FAN, Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific and Sportsnet 360
- Brady and Walker: Greg Brady and Andrew Walker host a special edition of their afternoon show, covering all things trade deadline beginning at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 360
- MLB Central: Trade Deadline Special: Jamie Campbell, Gregg Zaun and former MLB player Cliff Floyd host the one-hour special, rounding up all the moves, rumours and reactions as the 4 p.m. ET deadline arrives. Shi Davidi, Arash Madani, Hazel Mae, Buck Martinez, Pat Tabler and Mike Wilner join the special to provide analysis on the big trades at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific
- Prime Time Sports: Blair hosts an MLB-themed roundtable at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 360
- Kansas City Royals vs. Toronto Blue Jays: Coverage begins with Blue Jays Central at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific, and Sportsnet 590 The FAN
- Blue Jays Talk: Following the Toronto Blue Jays game, Wilner hosts a marathon edition of his popular call-in show, discussing the day’s events with fans until Midnight ET on Sportsnet 590 The FAN
- Sportsnet Central: Anchors Ken Reid and Evanka Osmak recap all the moves and reactions at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT on Sportsnet East, Ontario and West
On the Web
- sportsnet.ca/mlb will provide up-to-the-minute news, rumours and analysis before and after the MLB Trade Deadline, with Blair, Davidi, Ben Nicholson-Smith, Wilner and Arden Zwelling weighing in on the Blue Jays’ moves as well as the league’s biggest trades
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