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Voices of the Game, day 5: Buck Martinez to Bob Walk

We’re finishing up our first week of our offseason stroll through the playing careers of the local TV broadcasters. If you want to catch up on earlier entries, you can check out the StoryStream. And if you want the rules of the road, check out the first entry.

47. Buck Martinez. Toronto Blue Jays. WAR: 4.5

Martinez had a long career as a backup catcher who couldn’t hit at all. Although he originally signed with the Phillies as an undrafted free agent, he was taken in the 1968 Rule 5 draft by the Astros.