Ben Wagner spent 11 years and too many long bus rides to count calling Buffalo Bisons games on radio and TV. A minor-league broadcaster's goal is just like everybody else: Get the call to the Show.
Blue Jays voice Ben Wagner built his career in Buffalo but can't return for MLB games
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Ben Wagner, right, interviews Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman during a Bisons Hot Stove luncheon at the Adam's Mark Hotel in 2016.
Ben Wagner, right, credited his chemistry with Duke McGuire in the Bisons' booth for preparing him for the big leagues.
Only a few finishing touches remain, but the Toronto Blue Jays revealed a full rebranding of Sahlen Field a day before the team's "Home Away f…
The U.S.-Canadian border will remain closed to nonessential traffic through Sept. 21.
"A lot of us who were there since the beginning can't deny the nostalgia in all of this," Bob Rich says.
The game meant a whole lot to Buffalo baseball, coming just over 12 months from the opening of Pilot Field.
The Blue Jays have their pitching rotation set up with their two big names getting the start for their opening two games in Sahlen Field.
Only a few finishing touches remain, but the Toronto Blue Jays revealed a full rebranding of Sahlen Field a day before the team's "Home Away f…
The Blue Jays have their pitching rotation set up with their two big names getting the start for their opening two games in Sahlen Field.
In the coronavirus world, the ballparks are quiet. Players, coaches and staff are in limbo. And that means our voices of spring and summer rem…
Ben Wagner has watched hundreds of players get the call to the major leagues over his 11 seasons as the play-by-play voice of the Buffalo Biso…
Blue Jays First Baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. blasts his first home run of the 2020 season.
Buffalo Bisons broadcast team Pat Malacaro and Duke McGuire find themselves facing a summer unlike any other.
This year, Wagner fully expected to be on the air calling Buffalo Bisons games for the 12th consecutive season. Everything changed on Feb.
The Blue Jays are scheduled to open a 25-game home schedule in Buffalo against the Marlins on Aug. 11. With just over a week to go, work is un…
