Joe Davis had the kind of call that instantly pulled baseball fans back into the past.
When Ben Williamson lined a pinch-hit, walk-off single in the 12th inning of Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday, Davis reached for one of the most famous lines in the sport’s broadcasting history: "We'll see you later tonight!"
It was a clear nod to Jack Buck, whose signature call after Kirby Puckett’s walk-off homer in Game 6 of the 1991 World Series became part of baseball lore. That Puckett blast forced a Game 7, and the Twins finished the job with a 1-0, 10-inning win to take the title.
The Buck call has echoed through October ever since. In the 2002 World Series, Joe Buck borrowed it after Troy Percival struck out Rich Aurilia to send the Angels past the Giants in Game 6.
"We'll see you tomorrow night!" he said, and the Angels then won Game 7.
He used it again in 2004 when David Ortiz’s walk-off homer in Game 4 of the ALCS kept the Red Sox alive. "We'll see you later tonight!" Buck said then, before Boston finished the comeback and ended its 86-year championship drought.
Seven years later, Buck reached for the line once more when David Freese turned in his unforgettable Game 6 in the 2011 World Series, tying the game with a two-run triple in the ninth before winning it with a walk-off homer. "We will see you tomorrow night!"
Joe Buck no longer has World Series duties, having shifted to football for ESPN, and Davis has handled the Fall Classic since 2022. This year’s call fit right into that family tradition.
Williamson’s hit gave the Rays life in a game that ended with Milwaukee holding a 3-1 lead in the series. Game 5 is set for Wednesday at Tropicana Field in St.
Petersburg, Fla., with first pitch scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CDT.
The Rays have not announced their starting pitcher. The game will be broadcast on FOX.
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