"Baltimore Orioles broadcaster Brian Roberts can't escape the ire of fans, and players, for his questionable comments during a broadcast this past weekend. On Saturday afternoon with the Orioles in Toronto to play the Blue Jays, a pick off play at first drew boos from the crowd. Roberts and his broadcast partner Kevin Brown questioned the intent of the boos - as if they had never heard any other fan base do this ever."
""I got to be real, real careful what I say, but sometimes we have some major questions about the baseball IQ of some Canadians here and there, at times, it felt like maybe they enjoyed, or they knew more about hockey than baseball," said Roberts. There was, as expected, immediate backlash on social media towards Roberts comments and the Blue Jays and their fans got the last laugh as Toronto walked-off the Orioles 5-4."
"Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement told the Toronto Star in response to MASN analyst Brian Roberts questioning Toronto fans' baseball IQ: "We get 40,000 a night here. I mean, they probably get 5,000 a night, so it makes sense that you'd be a little salty about that."- Andy Kostka (@afkostka) September 14, 2025 Clement said, "We get 40,000 a night here. I mean, they probably get 5,000 a night, so it makes sense that you'd be a little salty about that.""
Brian Roberts questioned the intent behind boos in Toronto and suggested some Canadians might have lower baseball IQ or prefer hockey. Roberts and broadcast partner Kevin Brown questioned the crowd reaction to a first-base pickoff, prompting immediate backlash on social media. The Blue Jays responded on the field with a walk-off 5-4 victory over the Orioles. Blue Jays players publicly defended their fans, with infielder Ernie Clement noting Toronto’s large attendance advantage and saying it made sense that someone from a smaller-market team might be "a little salty."
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