Buck Martinez

Buck Martinez
Martinez in 2009
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1948-11-07) November 7, 1948 (age 76)
Redding, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 18, 1969, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1986, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
Batting average.225
Home runs58
Runs batted in321
Managerial record100–115
Winning %.465
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Managerial record at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
As player

As manager

John Albert "Buck" Martinez (born November 7, 1948) is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager, and is currently the television colour commentator for the Toronto Blue Jays. He played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Kansas City Royals, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Toronto Blue Jays.[1] Since the end of his playing career, he has been a broadcaster, working on the Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles radio and television broadcasts, and nationally for TBS and MLB Network. Martinez managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 2001 to May 2002 and Team USA at the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006.[2]

  1. ^ "Buck Martinez Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "MLB on TBS: Buck Martinez". TBS. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008.