{"id":432704,"date":"2023-08-12T16:06:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T16:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=432704"},"modified":"2023-08-12T16:06:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T16:06:42","slug":"kevin-brown-responds-to-being-suspended-from-orioles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/kevin-brown-responds-to-being-suspended-from-orioles\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Brown Responds To Being Suspended From Orioles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just hours before he was scheduled to return to the booth, Baltimore Orioles play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown addressed his suspension for the first time on Friday.<\/p>\n<h2>Kevin Brown Responds To Being Suspended From Orioles<\/h2>\n<p>After rightly stating on a broadcast last month that the team hasn&#8217;t been particularly good in previous seasons, Brown was suspended by the Orioles. As a result, there has been a backlash against the Orioles&#8217; management and broad support for Brown.<\/p>\n<p>Angelos supposedly dislikes bringing up the past lest people wonder who was in charge of the performance. This rumour has taken attention away from the Orioles&#8217; shockingly successful season, in which they are 71-44 and in first place in the AL East.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown releases cryptic statement after suspension \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kMtbJe5Cd8\">pic.twitter.com\/kMtbJe5Cd8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FAX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFAX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFAX\/status\/1690122504231354368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Brown appears to be returning to the broadcast booth on Friday night for Baltimore\u2019s game against the Mariners, and he wrote a statement on X, formerly Twitter that almost felt like a forced confession in a Communist regime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, recent media reports have mischaracterized my relationship with my adopted hometown Orioles,\u201d Brown wrote, in part. \u201cThe fact is that I have a wonderful relationship with the organization, and our ownership and front office has fully supported me since 2019 when I first came aboard.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kevin brown is getting the Trea Turner treatment by the whole MLB community and it\u2019s absolutely glorious to see everyone defend Kevin brown <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TDMoSFnjJL\">https:\/\/t.co\/TDMoSFnjJL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Philly Sports Sufferer (@mccrystal_alex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mccrystal_alex\/status\/1688737410945830917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ask that everyone disregard the distracting noise of the past few days. I have worked closely with O\u2019s SVP Greg Bader for the past four years, and Jon Angelos and I have a solid dialogue based on mutual respect. We are all good here in Birdland!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The only specific comment Brown made on his suspension was that he would never want &#8220;to be a part of the story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown has been suspended indefinitely for making these comments about the Orioles&#39; record against the Rays. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MLB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TampaBay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TampaBay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Baltimore?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Baltimore<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Orioles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Orioles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/baltimoreorioles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#baltimoreorioles<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/quaeB2gk3t\">pic.twitter.com\/quaeB2gk3t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Danny Divito \ud83d\udd11 \ud83c\udfe1 (@realdannydivito) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realdannydivito\/status\/1688686334829879296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ask that everyone disregard the distracting noise of the past few days. I have worked closely with O\u2019s SVP Greg Bader for the past four years, and John Angelos and I have a solid dialogue based on mutual respect. We are all good here in Birdland! I am proud to be an Oriole and call Baltimore home, and there is no place in baseball I\u2019d rather be now and for the long haul. Go O&#8217;s!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brown&#8217;s comments during the team&#8217;s series against the Tampa Bay Rays last month, in which he mentioned the Orioles&#8217; prior troubles against the Rays before turning things around this year, appear to be the reason he was suspended.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Camden Yards breaks out a \u201cFree Kevin Brown\u201d chant tonight in Baltimore \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3FzYz9TU43\">pic.twitter.com\/3FzYz9TU43<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Calico Joe (@CalicoJoeMLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CalicoJoeMLB\/status\/1689083035788926976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even the O&#8217;s own supporters opposed the decision. Tuesday night, the &#8220;Free Kevin Brown&#8221; scream was shouted by O&#8217;s supporters at Camden Yards.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to working for the Orioles, 33-year-old broadcaster Brown also works for ESPN, calling college football and basketball games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New York <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Yankees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Yankees<\/a> broadcaster Michael Kay on the Kevin Brown suspension. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MLB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Orioles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Orioles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Baseball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Baseball<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OqHsx03wki\">pic.twitter.com\/OqHsx03wki<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSmile\/status\/1688732298332590080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even though he claims he didn&#8217;t want to be a part of the tale, his career will surely benefit greatly from this tragedy as a result of his martyrdom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Who is Jabrill Peppers Dating? 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Kevin Brown Responds To Being Suspended From Orioles After rightly stating on a broadcast last month that the team hasn&#8217;t been particularly good in previous seasons, Brown was suspended [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":432707,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[115,54],"tags":[13218,13219,3265,2221,13216,13217],"class_list":["post-432704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-baltimore-orioles","category-mlb","tag-kevin-brown-news","tag-kevin-brown-suspended","tag-mlb-2023","tag-mlb-news","tag-orioles","tag-orioles-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}