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By 2002, Buck was highly regarded for his defensive ability, becoming one of the game's top minor league catchers and 68th top prospect in all of baseball.<ref name="usatoday">[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/astros/prospect.htm "Astros 2002 Prospect Report"], Santillo, M and Goldfine, J (2002), USA Today.</ref><ref name="rotoworld">[https://archive.today/20130201180331/http://www.rotoworld.com/content/features/column.aspx?sport=MLb&columnid=2&articleid=27501 "2002 Top 100 Prospects"], Pouliot, M. Rotoworld.</ref> In 2003, Buck moved farther up prospect lists. He was listed as the 21st-best prospect in baseball by [[John Sickels]].<ref name="sickels">[http://www.minorleagueball.com/story/2008/2/14/135339/204 "Top Prospects of 2003"], Sickels, J. Minor League Ball.</ref>

===Kansas City Royals===

On June 24, 2004, the Astros traded him to the [[Kansas City Royals]] as part of a three-way deal to acquire [[Carlos Beltrán]], sending Buck and cash to Kansas City and [[Octavio Dotel]] to the [[Oakland Athletics]]. [[Mark Teahen]] and [[Mike Wood (baseball)|Mike Wood]] went from the Athletics to the Royals as well. The Royals immediately put Buck in their starting lineup, replacing injured veteran [[Benito Santiago]]. Buck made his major league debut on June 25. Although he initially appeared overmatched by major-league pitching—his batting average reached a low of .138 on July 7—he impressed the team with his defensive ability and his handling of pitchers. His hitting improved with time, and by September 25 he had raised his average to .243 with 12 [[home run]]s, and 30 [[Run batted in|RBI]]s.

In 2006, Buck fought with teammate [[Runelvys Hernández]] in the Royals dugout during a game against the [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]].<ref name="ap">[http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/14807850/ "Royals pitcher, catcher fight in dugout"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804031524/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/14807850/ |date=2008-08-04 }}, Associated Press.</ref>

===Toronto Blue Jays===

[[File:P1100278 John Buck.jpg|left|thumb|Buck with the [[2010 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays in 2010]]]]