ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Bob Costas has had one of the greatest legendary broadcasting careers in the modern era, covering all the major sporting events from countless Super Bowls, NBA Finals, Olympics, World Series' and more.
Now the KMOX-alum's legendary career will be an emphasis soon, particularly his broadcasting career in baseball.
On Thursday, MLB Network announced Costas will be featured on the network's Sounds of Baseball episode that will debut Thursday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. on the network. The episode will look back at Costas's over four decade career covering America's Pastime.
"Bob Costas’ name and voice are synonymous with baseball. If you love the game, you will love this special. It is more than an appreciation of the skill and breadth of his work behind the mic,” said baseball writer and analyst Tom Verducci, who has called games alongside Costas since the 2009 season. “It is also a look back at milestone moments of the past four decades and how his love of the game shines through."
Over Costas 42-year career, he worked alongside countless baseball legends like Bob Uecker, Joe Morgan, Vin Scully, Jim Kaat and more. During he covering seven World Series, and calling three of them with Uecker and Morgan, including the 1997 World Series, where the Florida Marlins would walk-off in extras against the then-Cleveland Indians to win the franchise first World Series pennant, with future St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Édgar Rentería hitting the walk-off single.
Costas has been a regular contributor for MLB Network since it first launched in Jan. 1 2009, particularly calling baseball games for the network. Some notable moments he has called since working for the network includes Stephen Strasburg’s MLB debut in 2010 and Derek Jeter’s final at-bat at Yankee Stadium in 2014.
MLB Network also announced that following the episode of the Sounds of Baseball, they will re-air Game 7 of the 1997 World Series in its entirety with Costas, Uecker, and the late-Morgan on the call at 8 p.m.