Every Baltimore sports fan and baseball fans across the country are mourning the loss of Brooks Robinson. The Hall of Fame Orioles third basement died Tuesday at the age of 86.
Playing in the same division as the Yankees and Red Sox mean you are often smothered with stories of legendary names like Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams. In Baltimore, those players were respected, but could not hold a candle to the admiration felt for Robinson.
Audacy’s 105.7 The Fan announced that it would be dedicating most of its programming on Wednesday to honoring Robinson.
Members of the air staff, many of whom are Maryland natives, could not wait that long. They took to X (formerly Twitter) immediately to pay tribute to their hero.
Fan hosts and others from around the sports world shared video of Jim Palmer on MASN. The Hall of Fame and three time Cy Young winner talked about his friend and former teammate during the pregame show ahead of the Orioles’ 1-0 win over the Washington Nationals.
The love for Brooks Robinson was not confined to Baltimore. Plenty of Maryland natives that now work on national platforms took to social media to share their memories and love for him.
Robinson played for the Orioles for 23 seasons, retiring in 1977. During that time, he won two World Series with the team, including in 1970 when he was also named the series MVP.
He was a sixteen-time Gold Glove winner an eighteen-time All-Star, and the American League MVP in 1964.
