According to an article in The Athletic,[subscription required] both broadcasters for the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals will not be traveling to start the 2022 Season.
From the article in the Athletic:
Despite what most other baseball organizations are doing, the Baltimore Orioles and their regional sports network, MASN, are grounding their broadcast crews during away games to start the 2022 season, according to a memo circulated by a MASN official.
That means Orioles TV and radio away broadcasts once again will be called remotely from Camden Yards, while Washington Nationals TV road broadcasts again will be called from Nationals Park. The Nationals’ radio announcers, who are employed by the Nationals organization and not MASN, will travel to road games this year, a spokesperson confirmed.
Of Major League Baseball’s 30 teams, the Orioles are currently the only organization that will have both TV and radio crews staying home for road games to begin 2022.
Yep, MASN once again is an industry trailblazer. Except all trails lead to the home ballpark. According to a graphic circulating throughout the industry and verified by several sources, the only other TV broadcast team that may not travel is the Los Angeles Angels; that has not yet been determined and is dependent upon the scheduling of specific broadcasters’ needs, though they may travel part-time, sources said.
This will mark the third season in which the broadcasters from MASN haven't traveled to cover the Washington Nationals. The first two seasons were due to COVID-19. It is interesting to note that 106.7 the fan broadcasters will be in fact traveling with the Nationals to start the 2022 season.
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