Joe Buck does not seem to have any regrets for asking Kris Bryant about the trade rumors during the MLB All-Star Game earlier this month.
The FOX play-by-play announcer was recently called out by Bryant’s father, Mike, who called Buck “classless” for the question.
Buck, on his podcast “Daddy Issues,” said he was unaware of the elder Bryant’s comments until a radio host in Chicago had asked him about it. The announcer did not want to respond, but said he would address it briefly just to drive people to listen to the podcast.
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“I said to the radio guy, ‘No, I’m not going to respond. I don’t even know about it,’” Buck said. “I said ‘I’ve made thousands of mistakes on live TV in my career, that was not one of them.’ If I don’t ask him that, I’m a joke. That’s the No. 1 thing you ask the guy.”
Buck did not seem like he wanted to give the story more air than it already has, but he continued to defend himself and also state that he is a fan of Kris Bryant.
“I couched [the question],” Buck said. “[I said] I’m gonna ask an annoying question and I’m sure you’re tired of answering it. … [Bryant] is a great guy, great team guy. I’ve been nothing but pro-Kris Bryant since the guy got in the league.”
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