Ahead of their Sept. 29 game with the Boston Red Sox, the Orioles will recognize Hall of Famer Jim Palmer’s 60 years with the organization.
Palmer, 77, signed with Baltimore in August 1963. The right-handed pitcher spent all 19 of his major league seasons with the Orioles, winning 268 games, three Cy Young Awards and three World Series titles. He’s spent many of the years since in the broadcast booth, calling Friday night’s game against the Cleveland Guardians on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network when the team announced the celebration.
“We are honoring Jim Palmer in a special pregame ceremony as we celebrate 60 years with the organization and a list of accomplishments that could take us the rest of the game to fill,” MASN play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown said.
“I guess I’ll have to be there then,” Palmer quipped in response.
After listing off some of the accomplishments of Palmer’s playing career, Brown added, “Beyond that, you’ve been such an incredible broadcast partner and friend to so many of us through the years.”
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