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Blue Jays Central host Jamie Campbell joins us for a pre-game chat

October 07, 2025 • Village Media Inc.

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For many Blue Jays fans across the country, Jamie Campbell is the face of the franchise.

The longtime host of Blue Jays Central on Sportsnet, Campbell is the first person viewers see when every game broadcast kicks off.

He occupies a special place in fans’ hearts — and at Rogers Centre, in his trademark desk behind the left field stands.

In advance of tonight’s Game 3 match-up against the New York Yankees, Campbell was kind enough to carve out some time for a chat with Village Media’s Closer Look podcast.

He talked about his lifelong passion for baseball, the prep work he puts in before each broadcast, and why this year’s playoff run — including two straight blowouts against the Yankees over the weekend — means a little more in light of U.S. tariffs and all the 51st state rhetoric.

“Here are the Blue Jays, Canada's last remaining major league team, beating the New York Yankees and doing so handily,” Campbell told the podcast. "And maybe there was way more to it than just baseball. Maybe there was a political edge to the way people were feeling about it, and if that's the release some of us need — some of us who, you know, are uneasy and pissed off about some of what we’re hearing from south of the border — then let it continue. Let's see more of it.”

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