No surprise: O's pass on Jose Bautista (plus other notes)

No surprise: O's pass on Jose Bautista (plus other notes)
In the end, just as expected, the Orioles did not sign Jose Bautista. He agreed to a new deal with the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday, one that will pay him $18 million for the 2017 season. Bautista will have a mutual option for the 2018 season and a vesting option for the 2019 season, according to Yahoo Sports. The maximum value of the deal, if it does last for three seasons, is reported to be $60 million. If Bautista has a big season in 2017, he can decline his side of the option and try to cash...
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Relive "Nationals Classics": History, extras, whiffs and walk-offs

Relive "Nationals Classics": History, extras, whiffs and walk-offs
That little break of warm weather we had last week - pushing 70 degrees in January? Awesome! - only makes baseball fans yearn more for pitchers and catchers to report. But the good news is that it's now less than a month before batterymates converge on The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches for Nationals spring training. In the interim, we've got another week's worth of "Nationals Classics" on MASN, games that feature some of the best performances in curly W history. This week, there's the...
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"Orioles Classics" rewind: 1970, year of the Birds

"Orioles Classics" rewind: 1970, year of the Birds
As we move closer to spring training - and, hopefully, toward storing the rock salt and snow shovels for the winter - it's time to throw back to some of the most memorable games in Orioles history: the 1970 World Series, where the Birds vanquished the vaunted Big Red Machine from Cincinnati in five games to win their second world championship. Future Hall of Famers Johnny Bench and Tony Perez, along with eventual all-time hit king Pete Rose, were no match for Earl Weaver's Orioles. If you're...
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MASN to air seven Orioles spring training games

MASN to air seven Orioles spring training games
SARASOTA, Fla. - If you can't make it down to spring training this year, MASN will air seven exhibition games for your viewing pleasure. If you can make it down to spring training, the network still intends to broadcast the games. It's not all about you. Seriously, though, the Orioles' first Grapefruit League game on MASN is March 8 against the Red Sox at 1 p.m. at Ed Smith Stadium. The other six games also are being played in Sarasota, so there's no reason to wear your gray road pants. All...
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MASN announces 2015 Orioles broadcast schedule

MASN announces 2015 Orioles broadcast schedule
MASN, the television home of the defending American League East champion Baltimore Orioles, today announced its Major League Baseball schedulefor the 2015 season. Once again, all Orioles games broadcast by MASN will be available in crystal-clear high definition, including the season opener at Tropicana Field against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, April 6. Other highlights of MASN's 2015 Orioles schedule include interleague games against the Washington Nationals (July 10-12 and Sept. 21-23), New...
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MASN announces 2015 Nationals broadcast schedule

MASN announces 2015 Nationals broadcast schedule
MASN, the television home of the defending National League East champion Washington Nationals, today announced its Major League Baseball schedule for the 2015 season. Once again, all Nationals games broadcast by MASN will be available in crystal-clear high definition, including the season opener against the New York Mets at Nationals Park on Monday, April 6. Other highlights of MASN's 2014 Nationals schedule include interleague series against the Baltimore Orioles (July 10-12 and Sept. 21-23),...
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MASN announces seven-game 2015 spring training broadcast schedule for Washington Nationals

MASN announces seven-game 2015 spring training broadcast schedule for Washington Nationals
MASN, the television home of the defending National League East champion Washington Nationals, will broadcast seven Nationals spring training games during the 2015 Grapefruit League campaign. All of the games will appear on MASN HD, beginning with the Nationals' March 7 home game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Viera, Fla. The network's Grapefruit League coverage also includes six more games, five of them from Space Coast Stadium, the Nationals' spring training home: March 9 against the...
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MASN announces seven-game 2015 spring training TV schedule for Baltimore Orioles

MASN announces seven-game 2015 spring training TV schedule for Baltimore Orioles
MASN, the television home of the defending American League East champion Baltimore Orioles, will broadcast seven Orioles spring training games during the 2015 Grapefruit League campaign. All games will appear on MASN HD, beginning with the Orioles' March 5 game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Sarasota, Fla. The network's spring training coverage includes six more games from Ed Smith Stadium, the team's Grapefruit League home: March 10 against the New York Yankees; March 14 against the...
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Give thanks this week for five "Orioles Classics"

Give thanks this week for five "Orioles Classics"
This week, with the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, all will share what they give thanks for. Orioles fans have a lot to be thankful for, including an American League East title and a an appearance in the American League Championship Series. Birds fans can also be thankful for five "Orioles Classics" airing this week on MASN HD. This week's lineup kicks off with everyone's favorite holiday from this past season, "Clinchmas." We will also feature Eddie Murray's 500th home run game as...
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Catch this week's "Nationals Classics" on MASN HD

Catch this week's "Nationals Classics" on MASN HD
It's been nearly a month since the Nationals played their last game. While spring training is still months away, MASN HD is airing five "Nationals Classics" games this week. Make sure you tune in this week to get your fix of some of the greatest games in Nats' history, including a pair of walk-off wins courtesy of third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. Here's what MASN has on deck this week: Monday, Nov. 3, 1 p.m.: Zimmerman has earned the reputation of "Mr. Clutch" throughout his time in...
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Don't miss this week's "Orioles Classics" on MASN HD

Don't miss this week's "Orioles Classics" on MASN HD
The baseball offseason is only five days old, but it sure feels like it's been longer. Do you have a case of the offseason blues? Need a dose of Orioles magic? Well, you're in luck. In fact, you have six opportunities to catch some of the greatest games in Orioles' history this week on MASN HD. That's right, MASN will air six of the greatest games in Orioles history this week, including three games from the 1996 American League Division Series and a couple of World Series games. Here's...
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MASN's "#masnFirstPitch" Contest Official Contest Rules

MASN's "#masnFirstPitch" Contest Official Contest Rules
MASN Nats - #masnFirstPitch Contest Rules - 3.18.14.pdf
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For Nats-O's interleague games, no more combined MASN broadcast teams

For Nats-O's interleague games, no more combined MASN broadcast teams
It's more than four months before the Nationals and Orioles will meet in four days of interleague action. But when those games occur - at Nationals Park on July 7-8, and 35 miles up the Baltimore-Washington Parkway at Camden Yards on July 9-10 - viewers on MASN will notice a major change. MASN is eliminating the combined broadcast booth featuring talent from both the Nationals and Orioles on-air teams. Instead, each team will get its own broadcast with its own broadcasters. For Nationals...
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For Nats-O's interleague games, no more combined MASN broadcast teams

For Nats-O's interleague games, no more combined MASN broadcast teams
It's more than four months before the Nationals and Orioles will meet in four days of interleague action. But when those games occur - at Nationals Park on July 7-8, and 35 miles up the Baltimore-Washington Parkway at Camden Yards on July 9-10 - viewers on MASN will notice a major change. MASN is eliminating the combined broadcast booth featuring talent from both the Nationals and Orioles on-air teams. Instead, each team will get its own broadcast with its own broadcasters. For Nationals...
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2014 Orioles broadcast schedule announced by MASN

2014 Orioles broadcast schedule announced by MASN
The 2014 Orioles broadcast schedule was released today by MASN, and all the action begins with the regular season and home opener on Monday, March 31 at Camden Yards against the world champion Boston Red Sox. In all, 156 Orioles games will be broadcast in crystal-clear high definition on MASN - 94 on MASN and MASN HD and 62 on MASN2 and MASN2 HD. Six Orioles games are scheduled to be aired on national networks during the 2014 season. Highlights of MASN's 2014 Orioles schedule include...
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MASN unveils 2014 Nationals broadcast schedule

MASN unveils 2014 Nationals broadcast schedule
MASN announced its broadcast schedule for the 2014 Nationals season this afternoon. The television home of the Nats will air 157 of 162 games this season with 97 appearing live on MASN and MASN HD, and 63 on MASN2 and MASN2 HD. Five games are scheduled to be aired on national networks in 2014. MASN will broadcast Washington's March 31 season opener against the New York Mets from Flushing, N.Y., as well as interleague series against the Orioles (July 7-8 and July 9-10) and the AL West -...
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MASN announces 2014 Nationals broadcast schedule

MASN announces 2014 Nationals broadcast schedule
MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, today announced its Major League Baseball schedule for the 2014 season. Once again, all Nationals games broadcast by MASN will be available in crystal-clear high definition, including the March 31 season opener against the New York Mets in Flushing, N.Y. Other highlights of MASN's 2014 Nationals schedule include interleague series against the Baltimore Orioles (July 7-8 and July 9-10), and the Los Angeles Angels (April 21-23), Houston...
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MASN announces 2014 Orioles broadcast schedule

MASN announces 2014 Orioles broadcast schedule
MASN, the television home of the Baltimore Orioles, today announced its Major League Baseball schedule for the 2014 season, the team's 60th anniversary campaign. Once again, all Orioles games broadcast by MASN will be available in crystal-clear high definition, including the season opener at Camden Yards against the World Series champion Boston Red Sox on March 31. Other highlights of MASN's 2014 Orioles schedule include interleague games against the Washington Nationals (July 7-8 and July...
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MASN adds seventh game to Orioles spring training broadcast schedule

MASN adds seventh game to Orioles spring training broadcast schedule
MASN has announced that a seventh game has been added to its Orioles spring training broadcast schedule: Wednesday, March 19 at 1 p.m. against the Tampa Bay Rays from Ed Smith Stadium on MASN HD. The additional game will be rebroadcast at 9 p.m. on MASN HD. With this additional game, the Orioles' spring training broadcast schedule on MASN HD will be as follows: * Saturday, March 1 at 1 p.m., Toronto Blue Jays vs. Orioles (replay at 7 p.m.) * Friday, March 7 at 1 p.m., Philadelphia Phillies...
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MASN launches innovative social media rewards program for Orioles and Nationals fans

MASN launches innovative social media rewards program for Orioles and Nationals fans
The Mid-­Atlantic Sports Network launches its new "Touch 'Em All" program today, becoming the first regional sports network to execute a social media rewards program through FanScore. The platform gives Orioles and Nationals fans the opportunity to earn exclusive prizes through social media interaction. "MASN viewers are some of the most passionate and engaged sports fans in the country, and we are thrilled at how we've been able to connect with them through social media," said...
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