Jacques Doucet: key obituary facts
Is Jacques Doucet dead? Yes. Jacques Doucet died on August 27, 2026, at age 86.
Cause of death: Jacques Doucet's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Jacques Doucet known for?
He was a Canadian sportscaster.
More about Jacques Doucet
Born: 8 March 1940.
Place of birth: Montreal.
Gender: male.
Occupation: journalist, radio personality, sports commentator.
Nationality: Canada.
Awards: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Quebec Sports Hall of Fame, Jack Graney Award.
Years active: 1972–2022.
Jacques Doucet, the Canadian radio announcer of baseball play-by-play in French, died on August 27, 2026, at age 86.
Born in Montreal, he became one of the most familiar voices in Canadian baseball, broadcasting Montreal Expos games throughout the team’s existence from 1969 to 2004. He later called Québec Capitales games from 2006 to 2010 before joining TVA Sports as the French-language play-by-play voice of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011, a role he held until his retirement in 2022.
Before his long broadcasting career, Doucet worked as a translator for The Canadian Press and as a sports journalist for La Presse.