Yuli Gurriel picked up plenty of postseason experience with the Houston Astros over the years, but the the Kansas City Royals first baseman still got roasted by TBS announcer Bob Costas on Wednesday.
Yuli Gurriel has played more games at the big league level than any other first baseman still in the playoffs.Gurriel's Royals trailed the New York Yankees 3-2 with one down in the top of the ninth inning of Game 3 of the ALDS. Relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen got Juan Soto to chop a grounder to second, seemingly getting Kansas City one out closer to the bottom of the frame, but the play didn't go as planned.
In case the error itself wasn't bad enough, TBS play-by-play announcer Bob Costas roasted Gurriel with a brutal call. When color analyst Ron Darling started to describe what happened during the slow-motion replay, Costas spoke over him and repeatedly said "Oops!" as Gurriel's error was shown.for his numerous spotty calls throughout the ALDS, routinely getting accused of butchering key moments, overreacting to fly outs and generally favoring the Yankees.
After going 1-for-7 in the AL Wild Card Series against the Baltimore Orioles, Gurriel has gone 3-for-10 with a double and two walks so far in the ALDS against the Yankees. He is now a .265 hitter with a .705 OPS in his postseason career.
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