Exclusive: Orioles announcer Kevin Brown removed from booth for comments on lack of previous wins … An ESPN photo of announcer Kevin Brown.  (Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images.) … Where in the world is Kevin Brown?  —  The Baltimore Orioles' lead TV play-by-play voice since 2022 on MASN …

Alonso homers in consecutive at-bats and drives in 6 as Mets rout Cubs 11-2 to stop 6-game skid  —  NEW YORK — Pete Alonso homered in consecutive at-bats and tied a career high with six RBI as the New York Mets withstood a long rain delay and snapped a six-game losing streak Monday night with an 11-2 rout of the Chicago Cubs.

A's To Promote Lawrence Butler For MLB Debut  —  The Athletics are recalling outfield prospect Lawrence Butler, reports Martín Gallegos of MLB.com (Twitter links).  It's his first big league promotion.  Butler was added to the 40-man roster over the offseason, so the club will only need …

'He's a gamer': Mike Tauchman delivers a late go-ahead homer in the Chicago Cubs' 3-2 win over the New York Mets  —  NEW YORK — Jameson Taillon's phone lights up all the time with texts about his Chicago Cubs teammate Mike Tauchman.  —  Taillon's close friend and former Pittsburgh Pirates …

MLB unveils 2023 postseason schedule, World Series begins Oct. 27  —  The chase for a World Series title will begin with a wild-card quadrupleheader on October 3 and most likely won't conclude until the calendar turns to November.  —  MLB released its official 2023 postseason and broadcast schedule …

Diamondbacks drop to .500 as collapse continues with loss to Dodgers  —  Nick Piecoro Theo MackieArizona Republic  —  Corbin Carroll chopped a ball down the line in the ninth inning on Tuesday night and for a moment he did not move.  As he stood in the batter's box, he soon realized what was about to happen.

Shane McClanahan ‘highly unlikely’ to pitch again in 2023, Kevin Cash says  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays All-Star left-hander Shane McClanahan might not pitch again this season.  —  Rays manager Kevin Cash said before Tuesday night's 4-2 win against the St. Louis Cardinals …

Ex-White Sox reliever Keynan Middleton rips club's ‘no rules’ culture  —  NEW YORK — The struggling Chicago White Sox, whose fall out of contention culminated with moving veteran players at the trade deadline, were plagued by a culture that had “no rules” in which a rookie regularly fell asleep …

Cincinnati Reds beat Miami Marlins to snap six-game losing streak, resume playoff hunt  —  If the Cincinnati Reds hang with the big boys down the stretch and make the playoffs it's going to be because of guys like Brandon Williamson and games like Monday night's 5-2 victory over the Miami Marlins.