Longtime Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster and former MLB player Buck Martinez has been diagnosed with cancer, via a statement to Sportsnet on Twitter

Announced from. Sunday's Blue Jays game against the Oakland Athletics will be their last game on a call for "a while" in the booth for a while today.

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Will be my last game as I have recently been diagnosed with cancer and will begin the treatment process in the coming weeks, Martinez said in the statement.

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"I am grateful to have a tremendous medical team that has given me great optimism that I will come up with this with flying colors. I look forward to this

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Will reconnect with my Sportsnet teammates for a stretch run at the end of the season, but in the meantime I'll see when I put up the good fight

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Once he retired from MLB, Martinez served as a manager for two seasons before returning to the Blue Jays in 2000.

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Started his career as broadcaster "Everyone has been so supportive," Martinez said before the first pitch on Sunday. "I'm here to work

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Got an amazing crew, guys, and I'm going to be away for a while, I've got cancer and I have to explicitly address it Jamie of Sportsnet

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Campbell said, "Buck is like family to all of us here, because he can really be there for you no matter how often you hear his voice

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