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Martinez named Blue Jays playbyplay man News Sports Entertainment Radio TV My Region Member Centre Login Sign UpHalifax (Shearwater) Change City9c Tomorrow0c Snow and blowing snow Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool FIFA World Cup Vancouver Now Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis Auto Racing Story Tools EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Martinez named Blue Jays playbyplay man Last Updated Thursday December 10 2009 700 PM ET The Canadian Press Buck Martinez previously was associated with the Blue Jays as a catcher manager and television and radio broadcaster (James A FinleyAssociated Press)Buck Martinez is returning to the Toronto Blue Jays broadcast booth this time as playbyplay announcerThe former catcher and longtime TV analyst is replacing Jamie Campbell as the teams new voice on Rogers Sportsnet the sports network announced ThursdayIm really looking forward to the opportunity to call playbyplay and living up to the great tradition that has been established by Tom Cheek Jim Hughson and Dan Shulman Martinez said in a releaseRogers Sportsnet airs the majority of the MLB teams gamesMartinez spent six seasons with the Blue Jays as a player and later moved into broadcasting as a TV colour man from 19872000He and playbyplay man Shulman formed one of the teams most beloved announcing teamsMartinez returned to the Blue Jays dugout as manager in 2001 but was fired 53 games into the 2002 season by then GM JP RicciardiFollowing his dismissal Martinez went back to the booth as an analyst with ESPN and in 2003 he became part of the Baltimore Orioles TV broadcast teamHe has also recently done some colour work for American channel TBSCampbell who will call freestyle skiing and snowboarding for Sportsnet at the Olympics in Vancouver in February is expected to be reassigned at the network He had been the Jays announcer since 2005The fate of the networks three analysts Pat Tabler Rance Mulliniks and Darrin Fletcher was not announcedRick BriggsJude Sportsnets vicepresident of production said Martinez will not be working alone but did not elaborate The Canadian Press 2009 Story Tools EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Baseball HeadlinesTop Headlines Recommended Commented Red Sox Lowell to have surgery The Associated Press is reporting that Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell will hav...