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  "id": 4277248,
  "title": "Blue Jays unveil Hall of Excellence at Rogers Centre ahead of Buck Martinez's induction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/blue-jays-unveil-hall-of-excellence-at-rogers-centre-ahead-of-buck",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T20:22:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-hall-of-excellence-9.7325600"
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  "summary": "The Toronto Blue Jays have opened their new Hall of Excellence at Rogers Centre. This was marked with a ceremony on Saturday ahead of a game against the Seattle Mariners.\n\nBuck Martinez, a former player, manager, and broadcaster for the Blue Jays, was inducted into the Hall of Excellence. According to CBC News, Martinez is set to be inducted in 2026.\n\nThe Hall of Excellence was unveiled before Saturday's game, with Martinez's induction being a key part of the ceremony.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Blue Jays add former player, manager and broadcaster Buck Martinez to new Hall of Excellence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/blue-jays-add-former-player-manager-and-broadcaster-buck-martinez-to",
        "published": "2026-08-29T20:17:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Blue Jays unveil Hall of Excellence at Rogers Centre ahead of Buck Martinez's induction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/blue-jays-unveil-hall-of-excellence-at-rogers-centre-ahead-of-buck-4280316",
        "published": "2026-08-29T20:22:15.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}