Orioles fans chant for team to 'free' suspended announcer

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The Baltimore Orioles suspended television play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown for what they felt was commentary that was too negative against the team, immediately drawing backlash.

Brown was seemingly suspended due to comments he made about the team during the team’s series against the Tampa Bay Rays last month, pointing out their previous struggles against the team before turning it around this year.

MLB announcers from all over the country ripped the Orioles, and even their own fanbase disagreed with the move.

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A general view of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore during the New York Mets versus the Baltimore Orioles on August 5, 2023. (Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

On Tuesday night, O's fans at Camden Yards broke out in a "Free Kevin Brown" chant.

The Baltimore Banner reported Brown will return to the booth starting Friday when the Orioles face off against the Seattle Mariners. It was not made clear whether the Orioles made the decision due to the pushback from others, but the pushback was strong.

"If it is true, and I’m going to choose to believe that it’s true, they should be ashamed of themselves because not only was what Kevin said in the Oriole notes that night, but it was on a graphic – which means it was planned," Michael Kay, the New York Yankees’ lead play-by-play announcer, said on his ESPN Radio show. "So, if you’re going to be so thin-skinned to suspend Kevin Brown then you have to suspend the entire Oriole truck … because they’re all complicit in this.

"And, if John Angelos, the owner of the Orioles, didn’t like that, then he’s thin-skinned