Orioles expected to reinstate broadcaster Kevin Brown after suspension causes drama: report

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The Baltimore Orioles were torched for their reported decision to suspend play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown for the absurd reason of not liking the statistics he featured during a monologue before a Tampa Bay Rays game.

After receiving vitriol from the baseball world, including other teams’ broadcasters, the Orioles appear to have walked back their decision. 

The Baltimore Banner reported Brown will return to the booth starting Friday when the Orioles face off against the Seattle Mariners. It wasn’t made clear whether the Orioles made the decision due to the pushback from others. 

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An umbrella during the Atlanta Braves game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Aug. 22, 2021. (Scott Taetsch-USA Today Sports)

Brown’s comments about the Orioles were the lack of success the team has had at Tropicana Field, the home of the Rays, recently. In the last 16 series, they were 0-15-1, and Brown pointed out that with two wins in the last three games there, Baltimore had a chance to break that streak. 

There didn't appear to be anything wrong with that comment considering it was a fact – that’s what the stats were about the team. 

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The Orioles clearly thought otherwise, and if he does return on Friday, he will be off the air for 16 days. 

This was a decision that Orioles fans viewed as a distraction, one they didn’t need considering their 70-42 record is the best in the American League. 

A hat and glove in the dugout after the Detroit Tigers game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards