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flag Joe Buck to receive 2026 Ford C. Frick Award, becoming first son to join father as winner.

flag Joe Buck has been named the 2026 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, becoming the second-youngest winner in history and the first son to join his late father, Jack Buck, as a recipient, making them the only father-son duo honored. flag Recognized for his decades-long work in baseball broadcasting, Buck has called more World Series and All-Star Games on network television than any other play-by-play announcer. flag Though now best known for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” he remains a staple of baseball’s biggest events, with 26 League Championship Series and 21 All-Star Games to his credit. flag He earned the highest vote total in Frick Award history and will be honored during Hall of Fame Weekend in Cooperstown, July 24–27, 2026. flag Buck is one of only six broadcasters to win both the Frick Award and the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award.

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