WBAL to broadcast 16 Orioles spring training games

The Orioles and 1090 AM WBAL Radio, the flagship station of the Orioles Radio Network, have announced that 16 Orioles spring training games will be broadcast in 2013. The schedule includes the spring opener against the Minnesota Twins from Ed Smith Stadium on Saturday, February 23 at 1:05 p.m., and nine additional home games in Sarasota. Four of the 16 broadcasts will feature 30-minute Pre-Game and Post-Game Shows. MASN previously announced that they will broadcast six Orioles spring training games in 2013February 25 and March 7, 14, 17, 23 and 27. ESPN will broadcast the March 25 game. WBAL Radio will also broadcast all 162 Orioles 2013 regular season games. Longtime Orioles Radio Network broadcasters Joe Angel and Fred Manfra will again team up to call the action. The complete schedule of spring training games to be carried live on WBAL Radio is below. Saturday, February 23 vs. Minnesota Twins, 1:05 p.m. Sunday, February 24 at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, February 27 vs. Boston Red Sox, 7:05 p.m. Sunday, March 3 vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 1:05 p.m. Friday, March 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at Boston Red Sox, 7:05 p.m. Sunday, March 10 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 13 at Minnesota Twins, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m. Sunday, March 17 vs. Minnesota Twins, 1:05 p.m. Thursday, March 21* vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, March 23 vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 1:05 p.m. Sunday, March 24* at Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 27* vs. New York Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Thursday, March 28* vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, March 30 vs. New York Mets, 12:05 p.m. *- Includes Pre-Game and Post-Game Shows