Orioles CEO John Angelos breaks silence on announcer Kevin Brown's suspension: 'It shouldn’t have happened'

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The suspension of Baltimore Orioles television play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown earlier this month for commentary he made prior to a game against the Tampa Bay Rays sparked outrage from baseball fans all over. 

And ownership hadn’t said a word about it until now. 

John Angelos, chariman and CEO of the Orioles and the son of owners Peter and Georgia Angelos, never refuted reporting that Brown was absent from the booth from July 23 to Aug. 11 in a recent interview with The New York Times. But he did break his silence on the matter. 

Angelos told the publication he hopes Brown remains with the Orioles "for a long time" and made it seem like it wasn’t his decision to make the move. Brown was reportedly suspended due to comments about the Orioles’ lack of success at Tropicana Field, the home of the Rays, in recent matchups.

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Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown emcees pregame activities during the team's home opener at Oriole Park at Camden Yards April 7. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

"Nothing like that is going to happen again," he told the Times. "It shouldn’t have happened once."

Angelos says the team is "reviewing the internal processes that resulted in discipline for the broadcaster."

Before he put the headset back on, Brown addressed his absence, saying the media "mischaracterized" the situation.

SUSPENDED ORIOLES ANNOUNCER KEVIN BROWN BREAKS SILENCE ON PUNISHMENT FROM TEAM

"O’s fans – I’m a storyteller. And never want to be a part of the story," Brown wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "The most compelling story in baseball right now is the