MASN plans to broadcast Orioles, Nats spring games

MASN will broadcast seven Orioles and seven Nationals spring training games during the 2018 Grapefruit League season. All games will appear on MASN, beginning with the Orioles' home opener on Feb. 23 game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Sarasota, Fla., and the Nationals’ Feb. 25 game against the Atlanta Braves. The MASN spring training schedule for the Orioles is as follows: Feb 23 at 1 p.m., Tampa Bay Rays (replays at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.); Feb. 28 at 1 p.m., St. Louis Cardinals (replays at 9 p.m.); March 4 at 1 p.m., Boston Red Sox (replays at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.); March 11 at 6 p.m., Philadelphia Phillies (replay on March 12 at noon); March 14 at 1 p.m., New York Yankees (replays at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.); March 20 at 6 p.m., Tampa Bay Rays (replay at 11:30 p.m.); March 22 at 1 p.m., Boston Red Sox (replays at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.). The MASN spring training schedule for the Nationals is as follows: Feb. 25 at 1 p.m., Atlanta Braves (replays at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.); March 6 at 1 p.m., Houston Astros (replays at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.); March 11 at 1 p.m., St. Louis Cardinals (replay at 11:30 p.m.); March 13 at 7 p.m., New York Mets (replay at 11:30 p.m.); March 16 at 1 p.m., St. Louis Cardinals (replays at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.); March 21 at 1 p.m., Houston Astros (replays at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.); March 23 at 6 p.m., Houston Astros (replay at 11:30 p.m.). For more information, go to MASNsports.com. BASEBALL DISCUSSION: A panel discussion on “Talking and Writing Baseball” will be held Feb. 5 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Maryland’s Knight Hall, featuring Eduardo Encina of The Baltimore Sun, Tim Kurkjian of ESPN and Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post. BASS FISHING: Bryan Schmitt ( Deale) brought a five-bass limit to the scale Friday weighing 23 pounds, 8 ounces, to slightly extend his lead after Day 2 of the FLW Tour at Lake Okeechobee presented by Evinrude. He’ll bring a slim 14-ounce lead over General Tire pro Mark Rose of West Memphis, Ark., into Day 3 of the four-day event that featured a field of 376 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals casting for top awards of up to $125,000. —