NEW YORK (AP) — After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from play-by-play baseball.

Costas has played games the past two seasons for MLB Network and TBS Sports. His last games were the American League Division Series between New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals.

Costas’ contract with TBS expired at the end of the season, but his plans to retire from play-by-play baseball had been in the works for over a year.

The Athletic was the first to report Costas’ retirement from play-by-play baseball. Costas plans to address his decision at a later date.

Baseball has always been Costas’ favorite sport. He called 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 lead play-by-play voice for the Fall Classic in 1997 and ’99.

He joined TBS in 2021 to serve as studio host for its National League Championship Series coverage and has since called games the past three seasons. TBS had a package of Tuesday night regular season games to go with its 2022 postseason coverage.

Costas has also called games on MLB Network since its inception in 2009. He will continue to work for the network on key events, including the Baseball Hall of Fame announcement.

In 2018, he received the Ford C. Frick Award for Excellence in Broadcasting from the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Costas is also known for being the prime-time host of NBC’s coverage of the Olympics from 1992 to 2016. He has also made appearances as a sports commentator on CNN.

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