Sportscaster Bob Costas hilariously misidentified MLB star Shane Bieber for Justin Bieber.
Whereas offering commentary throughout a post-season baseball recreation on Friday, the iconic sports activities commentator unintentionally recognized the Cleveland Guardians pitcher because the “Peaches” music star.
“Justin Bieber simply threw his 84th pitch,” Costas stated through the workforce’s American League Division Sequence recreation towards the New York Yankees earlier than taking a pause. “Did I truly name Shane Bieber, Justin Bieber? I vowed that will not occur.
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“I’m positive it’s not the primary time it’s occurred in his life,” he joked earlier than questioning out loud “if [Bieber’s] watching the sport.”
Costas, 70, then corrected himself to make clear the mishap for viewers.
“Shane Bieber, girls and gents,” he stated.
Following the mix-up, discipline reporter Lauren Shehadi determined to problem her fellow broadcasters’ musical information, asking them to call one among Bieber’s songs. Analyst Ron Darling rapidly shouted “Yummy”, answering appropriately.
The “traditional mix-up” was captured by Sportsnet and shared to their Twitter account:
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This isn’t the primary time that Shane, 27, has been mistaken for Justin, 28. In 2019, the athlete shared a photograph of his official baseball card that mistakenly referred to his first identify as “Justin” to which the singer replied, forming an web bromance that will observe within the weeks to return as Justin hilariously wore a “Not Shane Bieber” shirt.