Jacques Doucet, a prominent French-language broadcaster known for calling Montreal Expos games, dies at 86. Multiple outlets report that he called Expos games from 1969 to 2004, a 33-season stretch, and later also worked as the broadcaster for Toronto Blue Jays games in French.
Several sources also cite his standing in baseball circles beyond day-to-day broadcasting. The Athletic notes that Doucet is a member of multiple halls of fame, including the Quebec Baseball Hall of Fame, the Expos Hall of Fame and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Global News and other Canadian outlets describe his “Voice of the Expos” nickname and his long tenure, without focusing on a particular broadcast era. The reports generally agree on his age at death and his major role in French-language baseball coverage, including both Expos and Blue Jays work.
