We wont have Bob Costas to kick around any longer. Costas, 72, is retiring from calling MLB games, . Costas has been calling baseball games since the 1980s and most recently was on the announce team for TBS. Bob Costas is retiring from MLB play-by-play. Getty Images During the 1990s, he was on the call for the World Series on NBC, leading an announce team with Bob Uecker and Joe Morgan that baseball fans remember fondly. He called his first MLB game for NBC 44 years ago. Explore More In 2019, Costas left his role at as a host at NBC, where he was the anchor for the networks NFL and Olympics coverage. 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. Costas will remain an on-air contributor to MLB Network, but will not call games for them. NBCs Bob Costas (r.) interviewing Mets catcher Gary Carter (l.) after the 1986 World Series victory. Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images In recent years, Costas became a distraction from the games he was announcing. During the ALDS, Dustin May Jersey Chris Mad Dog Ru so for too many shots of George Brett and references to the 1970s, as well as various calls that came up short. I and a baseball game broke out the old Rodney Dangerfield line. I mean, what are they doing? And I love George, but jeez, six questions in the middle of a playoff game? You know, Bob had a tough night, Ru so said on Audacys You Better You Bet. Bob Costas called the World Series for NBC in the 1990s. Rob Carr/NBC He blew the call in left, the home run that he thought [Aaron] Judge hit, obviously, the bottom of the eighth on the single and he thought it was a single and it was an out. He loves telling you the stories. We learned a lot about ballpark construction with the foul territory last night too, he brought that up. You know, hes brought up, we know enough about the 76-77 Yankees and Royals. Yeah, hes gotten pounded here. Hes gotten pounded. I dont read the social media that much but Im aware of what has been said. I feel bad for Bob because hes a legend, hes an all-timer, probably it bothers him. [Ron] Darling has to figure out where he fits in but Bob, I think maybe, [has] got to let the game breathe a little bit. Billy Grabarkewitz Jersey