Bad news for Jacques Doucet.
The francophone voice of Quebec baseball did not win the Ford Frick Award, which honors a media personality who has had a distinguished career in baseball.
It's to be expected, but it's just as disappointing: Jacques Doucet was not elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today. Joe Buck is the recipient of the 2026 Ford C. Frick Award.
– Frederic Daigle (@FredDaigle) December 10, 2025
Every year 10 people are nominated… and for the last few years Mr. Doucet has been nominated. But every year someone else receives this award.
The winner automatically enters the Hall of Fame.
Of course, this does not mean that no one else deserves this title, that would be untrue. Joe Buck is a big name and he deserves his place in the sun too.
We will not take away his reward, not at all.
Congratulations to Joe Buck, the 2026 Ford C. Frick Award recipient! https://t.co/SLmPp6uaU7 pic.twitter.com/aS4ArsIC7E
– National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (@baseball hall) December 10, 2025
But it is clear that the fact that there are no more exhibitions and that the Americans who vote do not speak French are aspects that work against the candidacy of Jacques Doucet.
After all, the people who vote don't hear him (or at least can't fully understand him) doing his job.
Mr. Doucet popularized Expos baseball in Quebec. He created the French-language baseball lexicon and was the voice of the club for 33 of the exhibition's 36 years.
We say this every year, but not seeing him in Cooperstown makes no sense. And the more years that pass, the less likely it is that he will be in great shape if he eventually gets a call from Major League Baseball.
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