The Baltimore Orioles are catching a lot of flack from baseball fans at large after the erroneous suspension of MASN reporter Kevin Brown. And now New York Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay has jumped into the fray as well.
On Monday, a report from Awful Announcing revealed that Brown — an Orioles play-by-play broadcaster for the local broadcast MASN — was apparently suspended for pointing out Baltimore’s streak of road series losses to the Tampa Bay Rays. While the Orioles snapped the 15-series streak in late July, Brown was reportedly suspended indefinitely for the pregame comments, even though they were part of the team’s game notes and were accompanying a graphic made by MASN itself.
The outcry about Brown’s suspension has gotten so loud that even long-time Yankees announcer Kay had his feathers ruffled over the incident as well. On Monday’s episode of The Michael Kay Show, the announcer ripped into the Orioles for their “disgraceful” suspension of Brown.
Yankees broadcast Michael Kay went OFF on the Orioles over Kevin Brown's removal from the booth. pic.twitter.com/laPeLieVYY
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 7, 2023
It’s no wonder Kay’s so heated. All Brown did was do his job as a broadcaster for the Orioles, yet was suspended for stating actual facts about the team that were in the game notes, no less.
Here’s how MLB fans reacted to Kay’s passionate rant against the Orioles and CEO John Angelos.
Kay hits the nail on the head.
At a time when the Orioles are playing like the best team in baseball, the team and fans have to deal with this embarrassment caused by an asinine and ridiculously thin-skinned decision from John Angelos. It’s all so very stupid. https://t.co/7bS66nA0Sa
— Mitchell Northam (@primetimeMitch) August 7, 2023
Thank you @RealMichaelKay! I know Kevin through ‘Cuse. He has been nothing but kind, professional and supportive to those around him. Just glad the whole industry has his back including some of the biggest names in the business 👏🏼 https://t.co/9tMRdLyL4Y
— Ariel Epstein (@ArielEpstein) August 7, 2023
Appreciate this from Michael. https://t.co/sumdcIhGdY
— Andrew Bucholtz (@AndrewBucholtz) August 7, 2023
That’s the thing… was a pre-planned segment with a graphic ahead of time.
Holding Brown “accountable” for it makes absolutely zero logical sense. https://t.co/SFRMQ6gmbC
— Spencer N. Schultz (@ravens4dummies) August 7, 2023
This is also a bad look for MASN as a network because they apparently didn’t defend Kevin Brown. https://t.co/U56XP3QgWM
— Shaun Elliott (@selliottWLWT) August 7, 2023
Ridiculous.. this was even in the Orioles pre-game notes. https://t.co/8VxLvtPmFl
— Tony Cordasco (@TonyDasco) August 7, 2023
"This makes the Orioles look so small, so insignificant" https://t.co/ovAPbTK2YA
— Paul Vieira (@paulvieira) August 7, 2023
Speak the truth @RealMichaelKay https://t.co/nhNmsD4NIf
— Austin Tanner 🎥 (@TVAustinT) August 7, 2023
This is a fantastic takedown https://t.co/BV7EFOGHA7
— Shane🏳️🌈 (@SocialAssassin2) August 7, 2023
