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Current reporting indicates MONTREAL – Rodger Brulotte, a beloved voice of baseball in Quebec, has now died. Additional sourcing indicates Elle est partie!, Known for his signature home-run call Bonsoir.
MONTREAL – Rodger Brulotte, a beloved voice of baseball in Quebec, has now died. Additional sourcing indicates Elle est partie!, Known for his signature home-run call Bonsoir. The latest accounts show — which translates to Good evening, it’s gone. According to updated reporting — Brulotte was a renowned broadcaster and columnist who could still be heard calling MLB games in French last summer on TVA Sports. Additional sourcing indicates The Montreal-born Brulotte underwent surgery last September to remove a cancerous tumour from his back, but the disease returned in recent months. The latest accounts show He began working for the Montreal Expos as a scout in 1969 and later helped create the mascot Youppi.
Key Facts
- MONTREAL – Rodger Brulotte, a beloved voice of baseball in Quebec, has now died.
- Elle est partie!, Known for his signature home-run call Bonsoir.
- — which translates to Good evening, it’s gone.
- — Brulotte was a renowned broadcaster and columnist who could still be heard calling MLB games in French last summer on TVA Sports.
- The Montreal-born Brulotte underwent surgery last September to remove a cancerous tumour from his back, but the disease returned in recent months.
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- Global News — Quebec baseball icon Rodger Brulotte dead at 79