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 …

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 …

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.

No-hitter!  Phillies' Michael Lorenzen makes history with epic pitching performance  —  PHILADELPHIA — Michael Lorenzen threw the 14th no-hitter in Philadelphia Phillies history, a dazzling performance in only his second start with his new team, which beat the Washington Nationals 7-0 on Wednesday night.

'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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

After seven seasons in the minors, Wes Wilson hit a home run in his first career at-bat  —  Hitting your first career major league home run is surely a memorable one and Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Wes Wilson took that to another level on Wednesday.  His first career home run came …