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Bob Costas, who retired from his baseball play-by-play duties with TBS at the end of the 2024 postseason, is headed back to the network that made him famous.
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Costas will return to NBC Sports as the host of the Sunday Night Baseball pregame show leading into games on NBC/Peacock, the network announced Thursday.
After leaving TBS, Costas remained a presence on studio shows for MLB Network — including its Hall of Fame election results show this week. He had been with TBS from 2021-24, and with MLB Network since its inception in 2009.
For 40 years, Costas was a fixture on NBC Sports broadcasts in a variety of roles. He called MLB games on NBC from 1982-89 and again from 1994-2000. He was one of the announcers for the 1995 World Series and then the main play-by-play voice for the Fall Classic in 1997 and ’99.
Costas will debut as the host of NBC’s new primetime MLB package on March 26 at Dodger Stadium — the only primetime game on MLB’s Opening Day.
“As appreciative as I am of other aspects of my career, especially HBO and the MLB Network, for 40 years, my true broadcasting home was NBC,” Costas said in a release. “So many great moments, memories, and friendships. Now, I am very grateful to Rick Cordella and Sam Flood for inviting me back in an emeritus role to conclude my career where so much of it played out.”
Costas received the Hall of Fame’s Ford Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting in 2018.
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Costas will return to NBC Sports as the host of the Sunday Night Baseball pregame show leading into games on NBC/Peacock, the network announced Thursday.
After leaving TBS, Costas remained a presence on studio shows for MLB Network — including its Hall of Fame election results show this week. He had been with TBS from 2021-24, and with MLB Network since its inception in 2009.
For 40 years, Costas was a fixture on NBC Sports broadcasts in a variety of roles. He called MLB games on NBC from 1982-89 and again from 1994-2000. He was one of the announcers for the 1995 World Series and then the main play-by-play voice for the Fall Classic in 1997 and ’99.
Costas will debut as the host of NBC’s new primetime MLB package on March 26 at Dodger Stadium — the only primetime game on MLB’s Opening Day.
“As appreciative as I am of other aspects of my career, especially HBO and the MLB Network, for 40 years, my true broadcasting home was NBC,” Costas said in a release. “So many great moments, memories, and friendships. Now, I am very grateful to Rick Cordella and Sam Flood for inviting me back in an emeritus role to conclude my career where so much of it played out.”
Costas received the Hall of Fame’s Ford Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting in 2018.
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MLB: 2026 MLB payrolls revealed: Top 10 highest-spending teams
ENTERTAINMENT: New Sphere venue heading to East Coast in major US expansion
VIRAL: Naomi Osaka reveals viral Australian Open outfit inspiration
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