Joe Buck, a man whose voice who has been synonymous with baseball for decades, will finally take his place alongside his father in the place of immortals… Cooperstown.

Buck will be honored during the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation as part of Hall of Fame Weekend, July 24-27, 2026.

Buck joins his father, 1987 Frick Award winner Jack Buck, as the only father/son Frick Award winners. With this honor, he also became the sixth broadcaster to win both the Frick Award and the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, joining his father, Dick Enberg, Curt Gowdy, Al Michaels, and Lindsey Nelson.

He, alongside the late great Tim McCarver, holds the record for most World Series announced, calling 24 Fall Classics. He also called 15 All-Star games.

“Joe Buck authored his own historic legacy while following in the footsteps of his father on a path to Cooperstown,” said Josh Rawitch, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. “During an era of unprecedented audience growth throughout the game, Joe was the voice of the World Series and the All-Star Game, calling the biggest moments in baseball for more than a quarter of a century. He was a Saturday staple in homes across America while still serving as the voice of his hometown St. Louis Cardinals.”

The Ford C. Frick Award is named for the sportswriter, radio broadcaster, National League president, and baseball commissioner who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1970. Selection criteria include commitment to excellence, quality of broadcasting abilities, reverence within the game, popularity with fans, and recognition by peers. Broadcasters must have a minimum of 10 years of continuous major league broadcast service.