On Tuesday evening in Texas, the Orioles completed out certainly one of their most profitable seasons in current historical past — albeit not how the workforce or followers would have appreciated — with a 7-1 loss to the Rangers in Game 3 of the American League Division Series. On Friday in Baltimore, followers can come collectively another time sporting orange and black, at an occasion hosted by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore.
The free occasion was initially deliberate to be a postseason rally however has now pivoted to a “celebration of a really special season,” a spokesperson for the Downtown Partnership mentioned in an electronic mail to The Baltimore Sun.
“I know that we’re all a little bit sad that [the season has] come to an end,” mentioned Susan Brown, the nonprofit’s vp of selling and communications, in an interview Wednesday. “But we’re also really proud of what the O’s have accomplished this year.”
From midday to three p.m. Friday, there can be beats from DJ Keebee, video games and giveaways, and meals out there for buy from distributors together with 3 Jay’s Seafood & Chicken, Dream Street Cuisine and Raspberry Moments, amongst others, on the intersection of East Pratt and Light streets.
The Oriole Bird can be in attendance for a minimum of a part of the Downtown Partnership occasion, Brown mentioned, and Mr. Splash, the Bird Bath Splash Zone mascot launched this season, might also make an look. However, Orioles gamers should not anticipated to attend, Brown mentioned.
The occasion introduced by the Orioles on Oct. 2 was initially imagined to be a part of a sequence of celebrations because the workforce started its playoff stretch within the ALDS. If the Orioles had been nonetheless within the postseason hunt, the Downtown Partnership’s occasion would have been a warmup of kinds for Game 5, which might have been hosted at Oriole Park if wanted within the best-of-five sequence.
“It really changed the dynamic,” Brown mentioned of the Orioles’ spectacular season that received even informal followers extra invested in baseball. “I don’t think this will be the last time you’ll see us in the playoffs.”
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