Melanie Newman

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588 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2025 last heard 28 May

Melanie Newman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Blue Jays Talk · JTP: Gigantic Gausman Outing, Santander in Buffalo & A.L. East · 12 Sep 2025 podcast

He's adding a little bit of that old school feel.

I don't really care about your numbers as much, but I've watched what you've done the last couple of days.

And maybe that's a good or bad thing.

You know, you're gonna be in or you're out.

He's also given stability to some guys.

You

Know within a week of him taking over, he basically holds Jackson Holiday by the shoulders and says, We're not doing these splits anymore, these platoons.

You're leading off every day.

You are second base every day.

And you know that that makes a difference when yes, for Jackson, that's your start.

But when your starting pitchers are starting to give him credit after their starts and saying, My defense is now confident behind me, and it's making me more confident, and I know.

what's going to happen.

He overcommunicates to these guys is a big one that I've been told, but he also doesn't sugarcoat.

This is one of the most respectful, transparent, great coaches for me to work around.

But he holds a hard line.

I joke that he's a little Scherzer-esque once he's in the game because you're making a careless mental error.

The effort's not there.

You're about to hear about it pretty tough.

And they're loving that though.

You know, young guys need that direction.

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