NEW YORK -- After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from shot play-by-play.
Costas had done games nan past mates seasons for MLB Network and TBS Sports. His last games were nan American League Division Series betwixt nan New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals.
Costas' statement pinch TBS expired astatine nan extremity of nan season, but his plans to discontinue from shot play-by-play had been successful nan useful for complete a year.
The Athletic was nan first to study connected Costas' shot play-by-play retirement. Costas plans to reside his determination astatine a early date.
Baseball has ever been Costas' favourite sport. He called games connected NBC from 1982-89 and again from 1994-2000. He was 1 of nan announcers for nan 1995 World Series and past nan main play-by-play sound for nan Fall Classic successful 1997 and '99.
He joined TBS successful 2021 to service arsenic workplace big for its sum of nan National League Championship Series and past called games nan past 3 seasons. TBS has had a package of Tuesday nighttime regular-season games to spell pinch its postseason sum since 2022.
Costas had besides done games connected MLB Network since its commencement successful 2009. He will proceed to do immoderate activity for nan web connected cardinal events, including nan Baseball Hall of Fame announcement.
In 2018, he received nan Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence from nan Baseball Hall of Fame.
Costas is besides known for being nan prime-time big of NBC's Olympics sum from 1992 to 2016. He besides has made appearances arsenic a commentator connected sports issues connected CNN.
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