He retired after battling - and apparenly beating - cancer. Now the man who went from behind the plate to behind the mic is returning to the Dome next weekend on a day when the team will honour him for his contributions. 

Whenever I think of Buck, I naturally think of his time at Sportsnet. But his on-air career didn't actually start there.
 
"Towards the end of his playing career, Martinez had dabbled in broadcasting, first doing post-game radio hits with the late, great Tom Cheek and then covering post-season action on radio in 1982 and the All-Star Game the following year.

Though he has been synonymous with Blue Jays broadcasts on Sportsnet, you have to be a fan of a certain vintage, for it was originally a TSN mic flash that Martinez held in his hand."

Cancer-free Buck Martinez ready to celebrate beloved Blue Jays life in Toronto return