Blue Jays TV Announcers
Toronto Blue Jays TV Announcers 2016 are Buck Martinez, Dan Shulman, Jamie Campbell, and Hazel Mae. Rodger Brulotte is also associated with the team.
Sportsnet provides coverage of Toronto, including their home opener games. In the 2023 MLB season, the team played its home opener against Detroit Tigers at Rogers Center. Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez, Joe Siddall, Hazel Mae, Arden Zwelling, and several others are the broadcaster for the group.
Coverage for the game is broadcasted in various mediums, including TV, audio, streaming, and digital platforms. It features multiple hosts, analysts, reporters, and game analysts.
TV Broadcasters in the Sportsnet
TV broadcasters for Toronto provide a detailed overview of the game. The team is responsible for delivering coverage of the MLB games to the audience.
In the coverage, Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez are play-by-play and game analysts, respectively. Joe Siddall is working as a game analyst for select series.
In part of the Central, commentators Jamie Campbell, Siddall, and Caleb Joseph collaborate to provide precap, midgame, and post-game commentaries. Reporters Hazel Mae and Arden Zwelling are responsible for updating the audience about the latest progress and news from the clubhouse and dugout of the Toronto team.
Another broadcaster, Tim Micallef, is the host of the Tim & Friends show, and it will be broadcasted every weekday afternoon before the pre-game sequence. Evanka Osmak, Ken Reid, and the Sportsnet Central crew will work together for the post-game wrap-ups.
Dan Shulman
Dan Shulman is a play-by-play commentator for the Toronto. After beginning his commentary career in 1990 at CKBB in Barrie, Ontario, he worked for FAN 1430 in 1991 and moved to ESPN in 2001, and then again rejoined Sportnet in 2015.
While working for the CKBB, Dan has participated in The Major League Report, Prime Time Sports, and Baseball Today. He was a play-by-play broadcaster for the Toronto team in 1995. And at ESPN, he worked as Sunday Night Baseball play-by-play announcer from 2011-2017.
Shulman is a notable personality known for his commentary and hosting skills. He was honored as NSMA National Sportscaster of the Year in 2011 and also succeeded in winning the Canadian Screen Award as best play-by-play announcer in 2022.
Buck Martinez
Buck Martinez is a game analyst in the broadcast booth. He is a veteran with 56 years of baseball experience.
Martinez is a former player and a manager. He began broadcasting in 1982 and covered various games, including American League Championship Series, World Series, and All-Star Game for the Telemedia Radio Network. The player then started working as a color commentator for Toronto on TSN and ESPN radio and television.
Buck is a recipient of two Sports EMMY Awards for his work on ESPN's coverage. He has also worked as a co-host for XM Radio's Baseball This Morning. Besides working in various media, he has also delivered color commentary for TBS and MLB International's postseason coverage.
Jamie Campbell
Jamie Campbell is the host for the Toronto Central and has been a part of the team since 2005. He began his career at CBC Sports in 1987.
After working for CBC Sports, he moved to CJOH Ottawa and became Sportsnet's broadcaster in 1998. He is known to have covered many sports events, including Super Bowl, NHL Draft, Grey Cup, and MLB All-Star Game. He has also been a part of MLB postseason games.
He worked as a play-by-play voice for the team from 2005 to 2009. He has also contributed as a play-by-play for the Toronto Phantoms of the Arena Football League from 2002 to 2003.
Joe Siddall
Joe Siddall is an analyst and a former baseball player. He has played for Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins, and Boston Red Sox.
He has also assisted the Detroit Tigers with batting practice for home games after his playing career. Joe started working as a broadcaster as a member of the radio team and moved to television in 2018. The former player was born and brought up in Windsor, Ontario, before being selected for a football scholarship to Central Michigan University.
Hazel Mae
Hazel Mae is a reporter and a member of the Sportsnet broadcast team. She is currently working as an in-game reporter for the Toronto players.
She is also a guest co-host on Central and a contributor to Sportsnet Central. She has worked as an anchor and host and has been a part of MLB Network. She is known to have hosted Emmy-Award-winning MLB Tonight Show.
Arden Zwelling
Arden Zwelling works for Sportsnet and has been known for his coverage of the Toronto games since 2011. He began his career as a web editor and associate reporter.
Zwelling is a notable reporter who has won the National Magazine and Digital Publishing Awards. Currently, he is working as an in-game reporter for Sportsnet's broadcast. Besides that, he also serves as an analyst for Blue Jays Central.