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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker head to Rogers Centre to hear from Blue Jays' manager John Schneider ahead of their second game against the Kansas City Royals before bringing on radio play-by-play voice Ben Shulman (10:26) to discuss how the series opener ended with Nathan Lukes getting thrown out at second base, Jesús Sánchez returning to play left-field, having both George Springer and Alejandro Kirk's day off scheduled on the same day, and why Vlad Jr. is still having a strong year on the defensive end. Then the guys share a fun activity for all Jays fans to replicate Buck Martinez's iconic home run calls outside of Rogers Centre before having his former teammate, Hall of Fame third baseman and VP of Baseball Operations with the Royals, George Brett (29:00) to chat about their off-field friendship, transitioning and having success as a player to managing to becoming a broadcaster, the amount of advice Buck would give him, his ability to catch and call a game, the differences in the game over the years and what Bobby Witt Jr. has brought to KC.
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"Outfield Decisions + George Brett's Longtime Relationship with Buck Martinez" is an episode of Blair & Barker. Runtime 49 min. Published August 26, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.