8 h. ago Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez opens up on future and viral feud with Yankees

EXCLUSIVE: Rogers Sportsnet's voice of the Toronto Blue Jays feels energized by the team's MLB playoff run after battle with lung cancer.

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24 h. ago Yankees manager took a shot at Buck Martinez in hilarious back

Despite some recent shots thrown back and forth, Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez has no issue with Aaron Boone.Boone, the New York Yankees manager, took exception to some comments made by Martinez last month. While calling a game, the long-time Blue Jays announcer said the Yankees were not "a very good team."The comments caused quite a bit of backlash and were clearly heard by the Yankees. Prior to his team facing the Jays in the ALDS, Boone was quick to denounce Martinez's assessment."Contrary to some thoughts up here, we're a really good team," Boone told reporters last week. "I know Buck had some thoughts. That's all I was responding to. He's wrong. But it doesn't matter. We've got to go play, and we've got to go perform."While Boone may not have agreed with Martinez's comments, the latter cleared up any potential drama between the two, sharing a funny interaction they had prior to the ALDS gettin...

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3 d. ago New York Yankees manager claps back at Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez

It's been nearly a month since Buck Martinez criticized the New York Yankees.However, his comments haven't been forgotten.When the Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros on Sept. 9, the story wasn't about the final result (a 4-3 Toronto win). What most remember from that game were Martinez's comments in the seventh inning when he found out that the Detroit Tigers were pounding the Yankees."You know, the Yankees, they're not a good team. I don't care what their record is. They have a lot of wild pitches, they make a lot of mistakes in the field, they don't run the bases very well. If they don't hit home runs, they don't have a chance to win."Well, turns out that neither the fans nor Yankees manager Aaron Boone have forgotten his comments.“Contrary to some thoughts up here, we’re a really good team," Boone told reporters on Friday.Just in case it wasn't clear who Boone was talking about, he later clarified."I know...

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9 d. ago Fans will love who's calling Toronto Blue Jays playoff games on TV this year

Toronto Blue Jays fans will be hearing familiar voices on the Sportsnet broadcast throughout the playoffs.The Blue Jays won their first division title since 2015 on Sunday, and will advance straight to the ALDS, where they'll await the winner of a Wild-Card series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.Once the ALDS gets underway, the usual broadcast crew of Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez, and Hazel Mae will call the Blue Jays games and will continue to do so for as long as they remain in the playoffs.Shulman confirmed the news via social media on Sunday. That's good news for Blue Jays fans, who were largely frustrated this past Friday when a pivotal game aired exclusively on Apple TV. Shulman, Martinez, and Mae weren't featured on that broadcast. Sportsnet hasn't always had their own broadcasters calling postseason games. As recently as 2016, the TBS broadcast aired on Canadian television. Thanks to clinching the division title, the Blue Jay...

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2 w. ago Surprise, surprise: Blue Jays can actually clinch on Friday after league botched magic number math

How convoluted and confusing is the road for the Blue Jays to clinch a playoff position? So baffling that it even had the Blue Jays and their broadcasters confused, thanks to the erroneous information spread by Major League Baseball. When most Blue Jays fans went to bed on Thursday night, the official word from the […]

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2 w. ago Sportsnet to air Apple TV broadcast as Blue Jays chase playoff berth

Potential playoff-clinching game against K.C. Royals had been set to be exclusively shown on streaming service.

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3 w. ago American broadcaster apologizes for insulting ‘baseball IQ of some Canadians’ on air

“I definitely never, ever meant to cause anyone to feel like I was disrespecting them at all," Daniel Roberts said Sunday

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3 w. ago U.S. broadcaster apologizes after insulting Toronto Blue Jays fans

A Baltimore Orioles broadcaster is apologizing after taking shots at Toronto Blue Jays fans over the weekend.MASN Orioles broadcaster and two-time MLB All-Star Brian Roberts faced plenty of backlash after questioning the baseball IQ of those in Canada after fans in Rogers Centre booed an attempted pick-off play involving Myles Straw at first base."I've got to be real, real careful what I say, but sometimes we've had some major questions about the baseball IQ of some Canadians here and there," Roberts said. "At times, it felt like maybe they knew a little bit more about hockey than baseball."Baltimore’s broadcast crew on Blue Jays fans booing the pick off move:“Sometime we had some major questions about the baseball IQ of Canadians.”“Maybe they know a little bit more about hockey than baseball” pic.twitter.com/VTGXGcr7pv— Blue Jays Today (@TodayJays) September 13, 2025Blue Jays fans and players alike didn't...

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3 w. ago Toronto Blue Jays players clap back after U.S. broadcaster insults Canadians

Toronto Blue Jays players are taking a stand after a Baltimore Orioles broadcaster insulted the intelligence of Canadian baseball fans on Friday night.The incident began after fans at Rogers Centre rained down boos after Baltimore pitcher Shawn Dubin threw to first, trying to pick off Myles Straw. It's a fairly regular occurrence for the play to cause fans to boo, but MASN Orioles broadcaster Brian Roberts decided to use it as an opportunity to insult Canadian baseball fans.He said that sometimes he has major questions about the baseball intelligence of Canadians, and that they know more about hockey than baseball. Hockey may be the top sport in Canada over baseball, but the comments were way off base, as the country is not only passionate about the sport but also very knowledgeable.Baltimore’s broadcast crew on Blue Jays fans booing the pick off move:“Sometime we had some major questions about the baseball IQ of Canadians.”“Maybe they know...

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4 w. ago Toronto Blue Jays announcer Buck Martinez goes on hilarious anti

Buck Martinez seemed a bit on edge while calling the Toronto Blue Jays game on Wednesday, one which they won in extra innings by a 4-3 final.Martinez's issue wasn't with the Blue Jays, nor their opponent, the Houston Astros. Instead, he took a swipe at the New York Yankees, who, at the same time, were trailing big to the Detroit Tigers in a game they wound up losing 12-2.Despite the Yankees being only three games back of the Blue Jays for the top spot in the AL East with an 80-64 record, Martinez made it clear that he doesn't think the Yankees are all that."You know, the Yankees, they're not a good team," Martinez said. "I don't care what their record is. They have a lot of wild pitches, they make a lot of mistakes in the field, they don't run the bases very well. If they don't hit home runs, they don't have a chance to win."Blue Jays broadcast going scorched earth on the Yankees after finding out they were losing big pic.twitter.c...

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