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Bob Costas Blasted By MLB Fans Over Weird Call of Royals' Key Double Play vs. Yankees

Andy Nesbitt

The Royals evened up their series vs. the Yankees with a 4-2 in Game 2 on Monday night.
The Royals evened up their series vs. the Yankees with a 4-2 in Game 2 on Monday night. / @TBS
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The Royals were able to get a huge 4-2 win over the Yankees on Monday night to even their series as it shifts to Kansas City for the next two games.

The Royals did all their damage in the fourth inning, scoring all four runs against Yankees starter Carlos Rodon. They were then able to hold off the Yankees the rest of the way to secure the victory.

One of the biggest plays came in the bottom of the eighth inning when the Royals were able to end it by turning a clutch double play on a ball hit to short by Giancarlo Stanton.

Bob Costas has been working this series for TBS and his call of this big play left a lot to be desired:

Stanton has battled some injuries but it felt like that call should have been a little more fired up while commending the Royals for making it happen.

Fans were not impressed:

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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