Orioles sign Tsuyoshi Wada

Orioles sign Tsuyoshi Wada
The Orioles announced today that they have signed LHP Tsuyoshi Wada (sue-YO-she WAH-dah) to a two-year contract with a club option for 2014. Wada, 30, was 107-61 with a 3.13 ERA (1444.2IP, 503ER) and 1,329 strikeouts in 210 career games (207 starts) over nine seasons with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Japanese Pacific League. In his 52 starts over the last two seasons, Wada is 33-13 with a 2.29 ERA (354.0IP, 90IP) and has struck out 337 batters while walking 95 and allowing just 18 home...
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MASN's Social Media Weekend was embraced by O's fans

MASN's Social Media Weekend was embraced by O's fans
You posted, you tweeted, you texted. You came, you saw, you won. And while we may not have known exactly what to expect from MASNports.com's first Social Media Weekend, Orioles fans let us know that they appreciated our efforts to reward them for their loyalty as much as we appreciate them. Social Media Weekend, held Sept. 16-18 during a weekend series at Camden Yards against the Angels, was a rousing success - so much so that we've already begun planning next season's version of what...
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Tune into MASNsports.com this afternoon for video chat with Guthrie, Jones

Tune into MASNsports.com this afternoon for video chat with Guthrie, Jones
What would you ask Jeremy Guthrie or Adam Jones if you had a chance to shoot the breeze with them? Maybe you want to know why Guthrie is so ga-ga over Justin Bieber. Or how Jones manages to blow a bubble as he slams into the outfield wall while making a catch. Perhaps you're interested in the pitcher's take on the O's offense or the center fielder's opinion on the Birds' pitching staff. Well, wonder no more. This afternoon, you can ask the pair of Orioles, well, just about...
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Sept. 16-18 Social Media Weekend will give Nats fans a chance to win

Sept. 16-18 Social Media Weekend will give Nats fans a chance to win
This season, MASNsports.com has seen tremendous growth, thanks in large part to its ability to interact with fans through social media. With in-game alerts via text message, breaking news broadcast through the @masnNationals Twitter account and the MASN Nationals Facebook page, which has created a daily forum for fans to gather together to discuss and cheer for the Nationals, social media has become our best tool when it comes to delivering the latest information to you, the fans. So, as a...
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Social Media Weekend gives fans a chance to win big from Sept. 16-18 at Camden Yards

Social Media Weekend gives fans a chance to win big from Sept. 16-18 at Camden Yards
It's been a big year as far as social media is concerned at MASNsports.com. We've kept you informed via our new mobile alert text-messaging system, interacted with you over Twitter and engaged in discussions on Facebook. Along the way, we've used these burgeoning technologies to allow you to meet your favorite Orioles players, and to win memorabilia and unique fan experiences in special contests. This weekend, as a thank you to its loyal social media followers, MASN will reward tech-savvy...
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O's fans from Maine win big (screen) at Camden Yards

O's fans from Maine win big (screen) at Camden Yards
The Morrill family of Yarmouth, Maine, took the usual assortment of souvenirs with them when they headed out of Baltimore on a nine-hour drive home Monday morning. There were t-shirts, Buck Showalter bobbleheads, miniature baseball bats, O's drawstring backpacks, caps - all memories of another fun weekend at Camden Yards, a trip that's become an annual summer excursion for Melissa Morrill and her five kids. But one unexpected package forced a little shuffling of luggage and passengers: the...
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Three-man booth on weekend O's-Nats broadcasts will feature Hunter, Flanagan

Three-man booth on weekend O's-Nats broadcasts will feature Hunter, Flanagan
When the Orioles travel to Washington, D.C., to face the Nationals in an interleague series beginning Friday night, MASN viewers will again have the opportunity to enjoy a rarity in broadcast sports television: a three-man booth featuring a collection of play-by-play announcers and color analysts from both teams. Orioles play-by-play veteran Jim Hunter and his D.C. counterpart, Bob Carpenter, will both call portions of the game. Carpenter will work the first two and a half innings, followed by...
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Today's Rays-Orioles game airing on FOX

Today's Rays-Orioles game airing on FOX
Here at MASNsports.com, we want to make sure you watch every Orioles game possible on MASN. The
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MASN adds new affiliates in Virginia, North Carolina

MASN adds new affiliates in Virginia, North Carolina
BALTIMORE -- MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles, has reached affiliate agreements with two Virginia-based cable television providers as well as two new affiliates in North Carolina. Chatmoss Cablevision in Danville and Nelson Cable in Wintergreen are now broadcasting the popular regional sports network in Virginia. Chatmoss is carrying MASN on Channel 6.80, MASN HD on Channel 680, MASN 2 on Channel 6.81 and MASN2 HD on Channel 681. Nelson is...
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MASN expands coverage of D.C. baseball with Phil Wood's "Nats Talk" beginning April 16

MASN expands coverage of D.C. baseball with Phil Wood's "Nats Talk" beginning April 16
MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, will debut a new Nationals-centric baseball show Saturday, April 16. "Nats Talk," co-hosted by veteran Washington, D.C., broadcaster Phil Wood, will air on MASN each Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. The addition of the interactive, two-hour show will expand to nine hours the amount of locally produced baseball talk programming airing each week on the popular regional sports network. "Nats Talk" will follow all the latest news about the...
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MASN expands coverage of D.C. baseball with Phil Wood's "Nats Talk" beginning April 16

MASN expands coverage of D.C. baseball with Phil Wood's "Nats Talk" beginning April 16
MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, will debut a new Nationals-centric baseball show Saturday, April 16. "Nats Talk," co-hosted by veteran Washington, D.C., broadcaster Phil Wood, will air on MASN each Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. The addition of the interactive, two-hour show will expand to nine hours the amount of locally produced baseball talk programming airing each week on the popular regional sports network. "Nats Talk" will follow all the latest news about the...
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One final case of Manny being Manny

One final case of Manny being Manny
Manny Ramirez is one of the best right-handed hitters in history, but that's not how he's going to be remembered. Manny should be putting the finishing touches on a Hall of Fame career, but he's never going to have a plaque in Cooperstown. Ramirez has retired from the Rays after it was reported that Major League Baseball was suspending him for 100 games for violating the sport's drug policy. Ramirez has already served a 50-game suspension with the Dodgers for using steroids. Manny has a...
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New season brings new baseball show to MASN

New season brings new baseball show to MASN
With the start of a new baseball season, MASN is expanding its coverage of the Orioles and Nationals. The network that brings you 324 game telecasts of two teams in six states now adds "The Mid-Atlantic Sports Report," a new 90-minute show each weekday at 5 p.m. The show makes its debut Thursday after the Nationals game and the "Nats Xtra" postgame telecast. Veteran broadcaster Tom Davis, who has been with MASN since its start in 2007, will host the show and will be joined by Dave...
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MASN to debut "The Mid-Atlantic Sports Report" on March 31 at 5 p.m.

MASN to debut "The Mid-Atlantic Sports Report" on March 31 at 5 p.m.
MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles, will premiere a new baseball-centric program, "The Mid-Atlantic Sports Report" on Thursday, March 31 at 5 p.m. The 90-minute show, which will air Monday through Friday, will feature a panel of four renowned baseball experts who will discuss news from the Nationals, Orioles and Major League Baseball. Panelists will include Tom Davis, Dave Johnson, Phil Wood and Mel Antonen. Davis enters his 40th year as a...
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MASN announces spring training broadcast schedule, will televise "NatsFest 2011"

MASN announces spring training broadcast schedule, will televise "NatsFest 2011"
MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles, has announced its 2011 spring training schedule. The network will televise 10 spring training games - five for each team - and all will appear on MASN's dedicated high-definition channel, MASN HD. Kicking off the baseball season on MASN HD, the Nationals will face the Atlanta Braves on March 6 in Viera, Florida. MASN's preseason Nationals schedule will include four other games from Space Coast Stadium, the team's...
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MASN statement regarding "The Scott Garceau Show"

MASN statement regarding "The Scott Garceau Show"
MASN is changing its afternoon programming schedule and will no longer be televising a simulcast of 105.7 FM's "The Scott Garceau Show." While MASN has enjoyed its various programming collaborations with 105.7 FM dating to 2006, MASN is making this change to accommodate significant changes to its weekday afternoon lineup. In the coming weeks, MASN will make an announcement about this new and original, live and local, baseball-driven programming. For more information about our exciting,...
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