MASN, the television home of the defending American League wild card champion Baltimore Orioles, will broadcast six Orioles spring training games. All will appear on MASN HD, MASN's dedicated high-definition channel, beginning with the Orioles' Feb. 25 home game against the New York Yankees from Sarasota, Fla.
The network's Grapefruit League coverage also includes five more games from Ed Smith Stadium, the team's spring training home: March 7 against the Toronto Blue Jays, March 14 against the Tampa Bay Rays, March 17 against the Minnesota Twins, March 23 against the Philadelphia Phillies and March 27 against the New York Yankees.
All afternoon games will be replayed the same day in prime time on MASN HD.
The popular team of play-by-play voice Gary Thorne and color analysts Jim Palmer, the longtime O's pitcher and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and former Orioles shortstop Mike Bordick will again call the action during MASN's spring training broadcasts. Fans can also access all of the Orioles news from spring training by logging onto Roch Kubatko's "School of Roch" for around-the-clock reports at MASNsports.com.
The complete MASN HD spring training schedule for the Orioles is as follows:
* Monday, Feb. 25 at 1 p.m., New York Yankees vs. Orioles (replay at 7 p.m.)
* Thursday, March 7 at 1 p.m., Toronto Blue Jays vs. Orioles (replay at 7 p.m.)
* Thursday, March 14 at 1 p.m., Tampa Bay Rays vs. Orioles (replay at 7 p.m.)
* Sunday, March 17 at 1 p.m., Minnesota Twins vs. Orioles (replay at 7 p.m.)
* Saturday, March 23 at 1 p.m., Philadelphia Phillies vs. Orioles (replay at 7 p.m.)
* Wednesday, March 27 at 7 p.m., New York Yankees vs. Orioles
MASN features every play and every game in crystal-clear high definition, pregame and postgame shows before and after every regular season game, an all-star talent team and comprehensive online coverage at MASNsports.com.
About Mid-Atlantic Sports Network:
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) is a regional sports network owned by two Major League Baseball franchises – the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles – and televises every available game of both teams, live and in high-definition. The network is available in a seven-state region, from Harrisburg, Pa., to Charlotte, N.C., on 30 cable, satellite and telcos operators. Since the launch of its full-time, 24/7 schedule in 2006, MASN has televised more than 600 professional and NCAA Division I collegiate events annually. MASN is the official cable network of Georgetown Hoyas basketball, George Mason Patriots basketball, "Big East Game of the Week" in basketball and football, Big South basketball and the BB&T Classic. For more information, please visit www.MASNsports.com.
