NBC Sports' Costas Inks Deal With MLB Network

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MLB Network has hired longtime NBC Sports announcer Bob Costas to be on its roster of on-air talent, effective immediately.

As part of a multi-year deal, MLB Network will be the exclusive cable home for Costas, who will host special original programming with an emphasis on the game’s history and its most significant figures and topics. He also will serve as the lead play-by-play commentator for a select number of MLB Network’s slate of 26 live regular season games.

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