Photo Credit: JPI Studios Days of Our Lives’ Eric Martsolf turned a casual night out into a full-blown nostalgia trip for longtime soap watchers.

Things may be getting cozy between Brady and Sarah again in Salem, but off-screen, Eric Martsolf was sharing a different kind of reunion — one with a beer, a ballgame, and an old friend. Over the weekend, the Days of our Lives actor posted a photo with Tracker star Justin Hartley, sending long-time soap fans straight back to their Passions era. The post was something viewers have been waiting for, and the nostalgia rolled in like stadium lights flipping on after dusk..

Key Takeaways

• Eric Martsolf reunited with his former Passions co-star Justin Hartley for a casual night out in Canada, sending fans into nostalgia overload.
• Martsolf’s Instagram caption — a playful nod to Tracker and their shared soap history — drew quick comments from friends like Darin Brooks, Bryan Dattilo, and Sarah Joy Brown.
• Fans flooded the post with Passions memories, jokes about “tracking” Hartley down, and wishes for a long-overdue reunion project.
• What started as a photo between two old friends became a full-on lovefest for a show that still lives rent-free in viewers’ hearts.
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Tracked, Toasted, and Totally Nostalgic

On Instagram, Martsolf wrote, “Tracked this guy down in Canada for a little ballgame this weekend. Thanks for the hospitality my friend. Cheers to the good times and go Blue 🤟. @justinhartley @vancouver_canada @trackercbs @cbstv.”

That one caption did the heavy lifting — a wink to Tracker, a nod to the setting, and a gentle clink of the glass for two guys fans still connect to their Passions days. Soap colleagues piled on with the friendly ribbing you’d expect. The Bold and the Beautiful’s Darin Brooks (Wyatt) joked, “Just two bros, bro-ing down at a bro-down without a brobeans (me)… 😢 haha Miss yous twos!” DAYS co-star Bryan Dattilo (Lucas) added, “Now that’s a good looking couple.” And former GH favorite Sarah Joy Brown (Claudia) kept it short and sweet: “Cute ❤️.”

Fans Track Down the Feels

The comments became a reunion line. A fan wrote, “Ethan and Fox Crane together again! 😍” Another chimed in, “The Passions fangirl in me is loving this! 🔥❤️” One viewer added, “My high school self is loving this!! Passions forever!! ❤️❤️” Someone else kept it simple: “Half Brothers 💙💙 from Passions ❤️❤️,” while another went full caps-lock enthusiasm: “ICONIC🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 ETHAN AND FOX IN THE SAME ROOM AGAIN😍!!!! I would RUN home after school to catch Passions…SO WORTH IT!!🤣”

The reunion also sparked a flood of wish lists. “Please bring back Passions!! ❤️❤️” wrote a follower. “You tracked Tracker! 😂” joked another, with a nudge-nudge question that popped up a dozen ways: “Did you ‘track’ him down? 😉 Is this an Easter Egg that you’ll be on his show this season?!?! 🔥🔥” The thread kept finding new angles — “Canada? Or Harmony? :)” — while others just soaked in the moment: “Two of my favorites ❤️❤️” and “Love seeing you two together!!!!”

By the end, it read like a time capsule cracked open: “A Passions reunion 😍,” “Ethan and Fox.. omg,” “Loved you both growing up ❤️ I miss watching you both on Passions!” One viewer pitched a crossover holiday: “Looks like my Christmas present came early 😁 You should do a Hallmark Christmas movie as battling Santas,” and another tossed in a comic-book tag: “Booster Gold and Green Arrow walk into a bar…”

No special effects needed. One photo, one caption, and fans did the rest — tracking the feeling back to where it started.