Bob Costas retiring from MLB play-by-play after 44 years
We won’t have Bob Costas to kick around any longer.
Costas, 72, is retiring from calling MLB games, The Athetic’s Andrew Marchand reported.
Costas has been calling baseball games since the 1980s and most recently was on the announce team for TBS.
During the 1990s, he was on the call for the World Series on NBC. He called his first MLB game for NBC 44 years ago.
His final MLB broadcast was the Yankees’ win over the Royals in Game 4 of the ALDS.
Costas’ contract with TBS’ parent company WBD expired, and The Athletic reported that he made his decision to retire now before this season began.