Bob Costas Will Anchor MLB Network’s ‘Prime 9’ Revival
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor MLB Network‘s “Prime 9” countdown show is returning to the schedule. The program, which has been off the programming list since 2015, is set to return on Monday, December 11, with noted sportscaster Bob Costas as the host.
During the show, MLB Network offers the “nine best” in a wide array of different categories, including the nine best players at each on-field position in the sport. ““When MLB Network started in 2009, and for the first few years after that, Prime 9 was a signature program for the network.
There were dozens of various categories, but eventually the inventory ran its course But in the decade-plus since then, new players, new baseball issues, new records, new “curses” broken and extended and more have emerged,” says Costas in a statement. “All sports have histories, debates, and generational comparisons.
But baseball has the richest history of any American sport. And has more ongoing debates and “all-time lists” than any other sport.
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