CLEVELAND, Ohio — Joe Buck has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, making history as part of the only father-son duo to receive baseball’s top broadcasting honor.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced Buck earned the highest point total from its 16-member committee, recognizing his record-setting career calling more World Series and All-Star Games on network television than any other play-by-play announcer.

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Buck, 56, becomes the 50th winner of the award presented annually for excellence in bro

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