Buck Martinez wasn't in the booth or on ground level at yesterday's Blue Jays game, and fans noticed right away.
The former broadcaster and franchise legend was spotted seated among the general fans in a regular seat.
For a lot of people watching, that felt off.
Martinez has spent decades tied to this organization, first as a player, then as a manager, then as a broadcaster who called games for years.
Fans expected him somewhere closer to the action. A suite, a broadcast booth, a spot on the field level. Anywhere that reflected what he means to this franchise.
Instead, he was just another face in the crowd.
A clip capturing the moment spread quickly on social media.
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Why fans think this was a bigger miss than it looks
Is this really about a seat, or about how a franchise treats the people who built its history? For a lot of fans, it's clearly the second one.
Martinez isn't just a former employee. He's part of the connective tissue between the 1992 and 1993 championship teams and the club Toronto fans watch today.
There's no indication yet on whether this was intentional, an oversight, or simply how tickets got allocated that day.
But optics matter, especially for a franchise that leans hard on its history when it markets itself to fans.
Toronto hasn't commented on the seating arrangement, and it's unclear if this becomes a bigger story or fades by next homestand.
Either way, the reaction says plenty about how much fans still associate Buck Martinez with what this franchise is supposed to represent.
Should the Blue Jays have given Buck Martinez a better seat at the game?
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