''MLB's 20 Greatest Games'' is an American television series that aired in 2011 on

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. Hosted by

Bob Costas Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019. He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work and was the prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from ...

and

Tom Verducci Thomas Verducci (born October 23, 1960) is an American sportswriter who writes for ''Sports Illustrated'' and its online magazine SI.com. He writes primarily about baseball. He is also a reporter and commentator for Fox Major League Baseball a ...

, the series counted down and dissected the 20 greatest games in

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history since

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. The selections were determined by an expert panel of sports journalists and media personalities and votes from MLB Network viewers via MLB Network's official website and

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Format

Each episode has hosts Costas and Verducci sitting down with the players or

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involved in either the game that was the focus of the episode, or the memorable moment from the game, while watching the original

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of the game, providing their own input into the games and the moments, as well as how their careers and lives were changed by the game.

Episodes

References

External links

* {{Major League Baseball on national television 2011 American television series debuts 2011 American television series endings 2010s American sports television series 2010s American television talk shows Television shows filmed in New Jersey MLB Network original programming