Toronto Blue Jays
Campbell's first game providing play-by-play coverage for the Blue Jays was on April 8, 2002, covering for Rob Faulds after the death of his father forced him to miss a game. In 2005, he took over as the play-by-play voice of the Blue Jays for Sportsnet, replacing Faulds after the death of color commentator John Cerutti. Campbell was often criticized for his broadcasting approach. Campbell was replaced by former Blue Jays commentator Buck Martinez in December 2009. Campbell now hosts the telecasts, alongside former Blue Jay catcher Gregg Zaun.
His signature home run call was "You can kiss that one goodbye!", which was previously used by former broadcaster Fergie Olver while he was calling Blue Jay games during the 1980s.
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