ST. LOUIS — Bob Costas apologized to Pedro Strop for his bizarre comments about the Cubs reliever’s family during an MLB Network broadcast.
The two had a face-to-face meeting on Sunday in the lobby of the team’s St. Louis hotel. Costas had called a Cubs media-relations official to make the request, and Strop handled the awkward situation with class.
“Everybody makes mistakes,” Strop said at Busch Stadium.
Costas caught fire on social media during Friday night’s game against the Cardinals. Strop couldn’t protect a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning, giving up a leadoff homer to St.