Orioles Suspend Broadcaster for Critical Comment About Team, per Report

An innocuous remark apparently landed Kevin Brown in trouble with Baltimore.

The Orioles have had a 2023 to remember, leaving their 2017 to '21 struggles in the dust en route to the American League's best record. However, Baltimore has reportedly suspended one of its broadcasters for pointing out just how far the team has come during this charmed season.

According to a Monday afternoon report from Awful Announcing, Orioles play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown has been indefinitely removed from the team’s broadcasts for a comment made before Baltimore’s 5–3 win over the Rays on July 23.

During pregame coverage of that game, Brown told viewers the Orioles “had already gone 3–2 at (Tropicana Field) this year after only winning three of 18 the previous three years combined.”

Here's the clip of Kevin Brown's pregame comments on the Orioles' recent record against the Rays ahead of a series finale on July 23. Sources tell AA these comments led to Brown's current indefinite suspension from Orioles' broadcasts. pic.twitter.com/csURU04fJU

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 7, 2023

Baltimore owner John Angelos reportedly took exception to Brown's comments and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network suspended him. Angelos has already been on thin ice with local media in the past year after reneging on a promise to make the Orioles' financials public.

Neither MASN nor Baltimore has given any indication of a timetable for Brown's return.