
Toronto Blue Jays fans welcome back Buck Martinez with emotional ovation
Adam Laskaris, Offside
created: Aug. 14, 2025, 7:27 p.m. | updated: Aug. 15, 2025, 9:50 p.m.
While he had returned to the Toronto Blue Jays broadcast booth last week on the road, Buck Martinez was finally home on Tuesday.
And in a tribute shown both in the stadium and across the country on Sportsnet, Martinez was given a massive ovation by those in attendance.
"Everybody's so happy to have you back," Blue Jays play-by-play broadcaster Dan Shulman said on the broadcast.
The @BlueJays welcome Buck Martinez back to the broadcast booth in Toronto 👏 pic.twitter.com/fuiozdAsQ6 — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 12, 2025"I didn't know if I was getting back," Martinez admitted to Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun.
The fans in attendance got treated to a pretty good game, too, with the Blue Jays beating the Cubs by a 5-1 score.
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