Broadcaster Bob Costas appeared to be caught on a hot mic expressing his reluctance to have to read CNN's advertisements during TBS's broadcast of Game 2 between the Yankees and Royals on Monday night.
While Royals relief pitcher Angel Zerpa was on the mound preparing to pitch, Kostas was apparently alerted to the impending CNN promo, which put him in a “difficult position.” It seemed to suggest that he was.
It wasn't at all clear why this happened.
“Are you advertising CNN?” Costas asked, seemingly unaware that his voice could be heard on the air.
“That puts me in a difficult situation,” he said after a brief pause.
How that moment happened was a little unclear.
As part of the broadcast setup, broadcasters can talk to producers back on the production track using a talkback button that makes them inaudible during the broadcast, but Mr. Kostas thinks he presses the button. It is unclear whether he said anything like that. producer.
Costas has had a relationship with CNN since joining the network as a contributor in 2020.
Warner Bros. Discovery owns both TBS and CNN, so the idea that TBS would air a CNN promo was not unusual.
Costas, who is in charge of calling the American League Division Series between the Yankees and Royals, has faced much criticism from baseball fans over the way he called the game.
the fan had demanded that he be removed Fan criticism of the X continued into Monday night's Game 2, with his sleepy start call leading to a Game 1 broadcast.
The once-respected broadcaster is sure to gain even more attention for his bizarre hot mic moment during Monday's game.
