Pete Alonso is doing his best to turn comedian John Oliver’s son into an Orioles fan. Earlier this week, Oliver appeared on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and explained how his 8-year-old son got into baseball last year and followed Oliver into Mets fandom. The host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” then … Read more
When I pause to consider what the desperate state of Rob Manfred’s MLB would be had it not instituted Gay Pride Games, I shudder at the consequences. Many have been the times when gay friends and loved ones threatened to never spend another dime to attend a big league game and/or cancel their expensive cable … Read more
It was a family affair in Baltimore for Pete Alonso and his biggest supporters. Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Haley Alonso, the wife of the Orioles’ new $155 million first baseman, recapped a trip to Oriole Park at Camden Yards with their 3-month-old son as Alonso begins his next chapter in the AL East following … Read more
Just when you thought Pete Alonso’s Mets finale was over. On Saturday, the Orioles’ new $155 million first baseman attended the wedding of Mets pitcher A.J. Minter, as chronicled in a series of Instagram Stories shared by Alonso’s wife, Haley. Captioning one video, “Last Mets hoorah @ the Minter wedding,” Haley captured a group of … Read more
Orioles broadcaster Brian Roberts apologized for a joke he made on the air that took a dig at Canadian baseball fans during Baltimore’s weekend series with the Blue Jays. Roberts, a former two-time All-Star infielder, questioned the “baseball IQ of some Canadians” during the MASN telecast on Saturday. But by Sunday, he had a bit … Read more
Orioles announcer Ben McDonald was hospitalized after falling 25 feet from a deer stand Thursday morning, he revealed in an X post. McDonald, who said he suffered a “severe concussion” along with two cracked vertebrae and doesn’t remember anything from the scary incident, shared a video of him in a hospital bed asking what happened. … Read more
T-Pain must be proud. Artist Dan Deacon performed a controversial auto-tune version of the “Star Spangled Banner” before the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Mets at Camden Yards. Perhaps the song will be remembered as the turning point in the Orioles’ season as they won both games Thursday to claim the series. Deacon … Read more
Former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Claire Wolford is cheering for a different team after hanging up her pom poms for good. Wolford, who announced her retirement from pro cheerleading in May, went public with her and Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser’s relationship, as seen in photos she shared on Instagram recently. Cowser came in second in the … Read more
Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown will never live down the viral clip that got him suspended from broadcasting Orioles games in 2023. Brown, who was taken off air by Orioles ownership in a public relations nightmare for the team shortly after he pointed out that Baltimore had won just three games in Tropicana Field from 2020-22, … Read more
If Kevin Brown’s statement was supposed to clear up any of the stench surrounding the Orioles and owner John Angelos, it had the decidedly opposite effect. Multiple reports indicated that Brown had been sidelined from his play-by-play duties on Orioles telecasts over innocuous — and true — comments he made on-air about the team’s past … Read more
Orioles announcer Kevin Brown has ended his silence. And for those looking for any juicy comments following Brown’s alleged suspension for reportedly irking team ownership, they will have to wait. Brown tweeted Friday he has “mutual respect” with Orioles managing chairman John Angelos and attempted to sweep the incident under the rug, stating the media … Read more
An unjust punishment could be ending soon. Suspended Baltimore Orioles and MASN play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown has not called an Orioles game since July 26 for reportedly irking team ownership with non-inflammatory comments made July 23 about the team’s lack of success at Tropicana Field against the Rays. A senior Orioles official told Awful Announcing … Read more
The more details that emerge, the uglier the Orioles’ announcer situation appears. After MASN play-by-play commentator Kevin Brown was reportedly suspended for on-air comments about Baltimore’s poor play against the Rays — drawing widespread bashing from the sports world — new details have emerged exposing Baltimore’s brass further. It’s not just wayward criticism that the … Read more
Adley Rutschman wasn’t the only member of his family drawing eyeballs during this year’s Home Run Derby. As the star Orioles catcher, 25, put on an impressive display at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, smashing 27 homers while hitting from both sides of the plate, cameras panned to loved ones cheering him on, including his sister, … Read more