The O's lead play-by-play announcer for Mid-Atlantic Sports Network is scheduled to be back on the air when the team travels to Seattle to face the Mariners beginning on Friday, Aug. 11.
The O’s lead play-by-play announcer for Mid-Atlantic Sports Network is scheduled to be back on the air when the team travels to Seattle to face the Mariners beginning on Friday, Aug. 11,Brown is set to return for the team’s West Coast swing, which includes stops in Seattle, San Diego and Oakland.after Awful Announcing first reported that Brown had been taken off the air for a mundane comment during a road series against Tampa Bay.
Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown emcees the pregame activities during the team’s home opener at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 7. Sources say Brown, the lead play-by-play announcer on MASN, was removed from broadcasts after reading off negative statistics from recent years. The comments had been accompanied by a graphic on the broadcast and the stat that Brown was referencing was included in the Orioles’ pregame notes produced by the team media relations staff.
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