Set to make his return to the Orioles’ Mid-Atlantic Sports Network sales space Friday, broadcaster Kevin Brown publicly addressed his absence from the community for the primary time.
Brown, the community’s lead play-by-play announcer for Orioles video games, hasn’t appeared on a MASN broadcast since calling the Orioles’ July 23 collection finale towards the Tampa Bay Rays, when, throughout a pregame phase, he listed team-provided statistics concerning the staff’s struggles in latest seasons at Tropicana Field with Baltimore on the cusp of profitable its first collection there since 2017.
He was scheduled to be on the decision for the next collection towards the Philadelphia Phillies, however as an alternative broadcasted these video games for the Orioles Radio Network. He hasn’t referred to as an Orioles sport on tv or radio since July 26, however is scheduled to return for Friday evening’s collection opener towards the Seattle Mariners.
“O’s fans – I’m a storyteller. And never want to be a part of the story,” Brown tweeted Friday. “The most compelling story in baseball proper now’s the story of the league-leading Baltimore Orioles – the very best, most fun younger staff within the American League.
“Unfortunately, latest media stories have mischaracterized my relationship with my adopted hometown Orioles. The truth is that I’ve an exquisite relationship with the group, and our possession and entrance workplace has absolutely supported me since 2019 after I first got here aboard.
“I ask that everybody disregard the distracting noise of the previous few days. I’ve labored carefully with O’s [Senior Vice President, Administration & Experience] Greg Bader for the previous 4 years, and [Orioles CEO and Chairman] John Angelos and I’ve a strong dialogue primarily based on mutual respect. We are all good right here in Birdland!
“I am proud to be an Oriole and call Baltimore home, and there is no place in baseball I’d rather be now and for the long haul. Go O’s!”
On Monday, a number of media retailers reported that Angelos took concern with Brown’s July 23 pregame phase and had him pulled from broadcasts. Several broadcasters throughout baseball criticized Angelos and the Orioles, with followers chanting “Free Kevin Brown” throughout video games this week at Camden Yards.
The Orioles’ account reposted the primary of Brown’s 4 tweets, the primary time the staff has formally acknowledged his absence.
The scenario elicited comparisons with when beloved broadcaster Jon Miller left the Orioles for the San Francisco Giants in 1996 after John Angelos’ father, staff proprietor Peter Angelos, felt he was too unfavorable concerning the staff and wanted to “bleed more orange and black.”
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Source: www.bostonherald.com