With the coronavirus pandemic preventing Orioles fans from attending games in 2020, their only access to their favorite team came through the television and radio broadcasts, but even those lacked the familiarity of years past.
After longtime broadcaster Jim Hunter announced Friday the Orioles did not renew his contract, Gary Thorne confirmed Saturday that the team informed his agent last week that his contract would also not be renewed. It means the team’s television and radio broadcasts going forward will lack the play-by-play voices they have had for more than a decade.
“It’s sad,” Thorne said by phone.