MLB broadcasters are openly trashing the Baltimore Orioles' ownership for removing an announcer after he read stats about the team's losses

Baltimore Orioles announcer Kevin Brown was allegedly suspended after he read statistics about the team that showed their poor performance against another club in the past, prompting a seemingly unending stream of criticism from other announcers.

Brown, the primary Orioles play-by-play commentator for Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, was reportedly suspended indefinitely after his comments before the July 23, 2023, game against the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Post reported.

“The Orioles split a two-gamer with the Rays in June. They had lost their last 15 series here at Tropicana Field. … Already got 3 and 2 at the Trop this year after winning 3 of 18 the previous three years combined," Brown said on air. Apparently, that was too far.

The announcer was downgraded to the radio broadcast for the Orioles' series against the Philadelphia Phillies and has been absent from television for eight games, save for two nationally televised matchups.

"We don’t comment on personnel matters," a senior team official reportedly told Awful Announcing. “We look forward to hearing Kevin’s voice soon,” they added.

Since the debacle, on-air announcers have openly bashed the Orioles' executives, both during games and on radio shows.

“If you’re going to be so thin-skinned to suspend Kevin Brown, then you have to suspend the entire Orioles [broadcast] truck,” Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay said on his radio show.

Legendary broadcaster Chris “Mad Dog” Russo called the Baltimore owner "a disgrace" and an “idiot" who’s "never won a damn thing."

After reading some statistics about the Orioles during a game against the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox announcer Jason Benetti said, "I hope I don't get suspended by the Orioles for saying that."

A New York Mets broadcaster said the Baltimore organization "draped itself in utter humiliation with their treatment of one of their young broadcasters" during a game against the Chicago Cubs.

Moreover, the situation in Baltimore is reportedly getting even worse before it gets better.

The Athletic cited "multiple sources briefed on the decision" who said ownership has enacted a policy "mandating that their broadcasters wear only team gear when on air."

“Broadcasters have also been reprimanded previously for mentioning past Orioles players who are no longer with the team.”

Orioles brass reportedly told the Baltimore Banner, “We don’t comment on employment decisions, however, Kevin Brown will be back with us in the near future."

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