The Orioles today announced the Spring Training television and radio broadcast schedule, in addition to the club’s broadcast talent lineup for the 2026 season, featuring the addition of JOSH LEWIN, a longtime broadcaster who first got his start in Baltimore in 1994.
The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) will again serve as the exclusive home for all Orioles games for the 20th-straight season. The network will air 20 of the club’s Spring Training games, the most ever by an Orioles broadcast partner, including the exhibition game when the Orioles host the Washington Nationals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday, March 22. Games will also be available on MASN+. The Orioles Radio Network will broadcast 12 games on Hearst’s 98 Rock and WBAL News Radio, the flagship station of the Orioles Radio Network, including the exhibition game at Oriole Park.
The complete Spring Training broadcast schedule can be found below:
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DATE |
OPPONENT |
TIME |
NETWORK |
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Friday, February 20 |
NYY |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN & WBAL Radio |
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Saturday, February 21 |
PIT |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN, WBAL Radio & 98 Rock |
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Sunday, February 22 |
at DET |
1:05 p.m. |
WBAL Radio & 98 Rock |
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Wednesday, February 25 |
TB |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN |
|
Thursday, February 26 |
DET |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN |
|
Saturday, February 28 |
ATL |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN, WBAL Radio & 98 Rock |
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Sunday, March 1 |
at BOS |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN, WBAL Radio & 98 Rock |
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Wednesday, March 4 |
HOU |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN |
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Friday, March 6 |
STL |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN |
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Saturday, March 7 |
MIN |
1:05 p.m. |
WBAL Radio & 98 Rock |
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Sunday, March 8 |
TOR |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN, WBAL Radio & 98 Rock |
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Monday, March 9 |
at STL |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN |
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Tuesday, March 10 |
at HOU |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN |
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Wednesday, March 11 |
PIT |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN |
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Saturday, March 14 |
at PIT |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN, WBAL Radio & 98 Rock |
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Sunday, March 15 |
NYY |
6:05 p.m. |
MASN, WBAL Radio & 98 Rock |
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Monday, March 16 |
BOS |
6:05 p.m. |
MASN |
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Wednesday, March 18 |
at TOR |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN |
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Thursday, March 19 |
PIT |
6:05 p.m. |
MASN |
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Friday, March 20 |
BOS *Spring Breakout |
6:05 p.m. |
MASN |
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Friday, March 20 |
at NYY |
6:35 p.m. |
WBAL Radio |
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Saturday, March 21 |
PHI |
1:05 p.m. |
MASN, WBAL Radio & 98 Rock |
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Sunday, March 22 |
WSH *at Oriole Park |
1:35 p.m. |
MASN, WBAL Radio & 98 Rock |
The full talent lineup for the 2026 season follows:
- KEVIN BROWN returns as the voice of the Orioles for his eighth season as member of the broadcast team and his fifth as the primary television play-by-play announcer for MASN.
- BRETT HOLLANDER returns as a lead play-by-play announcer on Orioles Radio Network broadcasts for his seventh season with the club.
- JOSH LEWIN enters his first year with the club while continuing out-of-season as the longtime play-by-play announcer for the UCLA football and men’s basketball teams. He returns to Birdland to serve as a play-by-play announcer on the Orioles Radio Network after filling in on Orioles radio broadcasts during the 1995 and 1996 seasons and hosting WBAL’s “Sports Line” show in 1994. He broadcasted games for the Chicago Cubs (1997), Detroit Tigers (1998-2001), Texas Rangers (2002-2011), New York Mets (2012-2018), and Boston Red Sox (2019). From 1996-2011, he was also a regular play-by-play commentator on FOX’s regional and national broadcasts. During his career, he has also called additional NFL, NHL, and college football and basketball games.
- ROB LONG will continue to appear on MASN programming as a pre- and postgame show host. The 2026 season marks his eighth year as a member of the Orioles broadcast team.
- Former Orioles pitcher BEN McDONALD will again bring his expert analysis to MASN telecasts in 2026 as an analyst. McDonald began making select appearances on MASN and the Orioles Radio Network in 2010 before joining the broadcast team full-time in 2018.
- MELANIE NEWMAN returns for her seventh season with the Orioles broadcast team as a pre- and postgame show host on MASN.
- National Baseball Hall of Famer and Orioles Legend JIM PALMER will return for his 34th season as a MASN analyst and his 63rd year as a member of the Orioles organization.
- BEN WAGNER enters his third season with the O’s and will serve as a lead play-by-play radio announcer, also serving as the primary backup for television play-by-play.
- Orioles Hall of Famer BRIAN ROBERTS will serve as an analyst on MASN for select games.
ABOUT MASN AND THE ORIOLES RADIO NETWORK
MASN has been the exclusive television home for all Baltimore Orioles games since 2007. Every available regular season Orioles game is televised live and in high definition on MASN and on their direct-to-consumer streaming option called MASN+. Launched in April 2025, MASN+ provides subscribers 24/7 MASN content including Orioles Classics, O’s Xtra, and all other MASN programming, in addition to every available Orioles game. MASN’s seven-state territory – one of the largest among all professional sports – reaches households from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information, please visit MASNsports.com.
The Orioles Radio Network broadcasts across more than 30 stations in six states. Fans can hear all 162 regular season games, select Spring Training contests, and extensive Orioles programming on Hearst platforms, including 98 Rock (97.9 FM) and WBAL NewsRadio AM 1090 & FM 101.5 (& FM 97.9 HD 2). Games can also be streamed on the Gameday Audio platform on Orioles.com, the MLB At Bat app, and in the local area on the WBAL Radio App.