Joe Buck called his first World Series in 1996, and after a two-decade run of announcing on baseball’s biggest stage, his time in the booth might be coming to a close.
In an interview with Tim McKernan of The Morning After Podcast, Buck said that he could opt to move on after his current contract expires.
“I love it, but I’ve been doing it for a long time and I feel like somebody else should do it,” Buck told McKernan. “I’ve done enough. I’m signed for three more World Series, and that’ll be 22, which is stupid to even think about. If somebody said right now, before I walk outta here, ‘you’re done.’ I’ve had the greatest career, miles beyond anything I could have ever dreamed.”
Buck cites spending time with his family as the main reason for possibly calling it quits.
“I would like to get some of my time back and be at home, be in St. Louis, be with my wife and watch my kids, even though they’re 20 and 17, and doing their own thing,” he said. “I’ve been gone a lot this year, and I’m not crying about it. I love it. But I need to take stuff out.”
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