Met's third base coach Tim Leiper, Venezuelan national team manager Omar Lopez and more

Guests: New York Mets 3B coach Tim Leiper, Houston Astros bench coach Omar Lopez

 

This week in Deep Left Field, we jump into the unofficial second half with a little international flair!

 

Recorded during the annual all-star break Wilner Family Vacation - this time to Denmark and Sweden - we bring you Tim Leiper! The long-time third-base coach for Baseball Canada and first-base coach of the Blue Jays in the glory years of 2015-16 now makes his full-time home in Huntsville, Ontario. 

 

Also, we talk to Astros bench coach Omar Lopez, who managed Team Venezuela to an incredibly unexpected gold medal finish at the World Baseball Classic!

 

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