The Baltimore Orioles' 1989 No. 1 pick, McDonald wore an Orioles shirt in his video. He is also a color commentator for Orioles telecasts on MASN and on the Orioles Radio Network. He assured fans he'll return to his gig soon.

Consider Ben McDonald “very lucky.” The former Orioles pitcher and current analyst on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network posted Friday on X that he fell out of a 25-foot deer stand Thursday and suffered a severe concussion and two cracked vertebrae in his spine.

Orioles announcer Ben McDonald missed Friday’s game after falling 25 feet from a deer stand Thursday morning and being hospitalized, he revealed.

ESPN analyst and LSU great Ben McDonald announced he suffered multiple injuries after falling from a deer stand. He is also the Baltimore Orioles’ color analyst and was not on the call for Friday’s game out of the All-Star break.

Former Orioles pitcher and current member of the Birds broadcast booth, Ben McDonald, said he suffered a concussion and two cracked vertebra during a July 17 hunting accident.

Baltimore Orioles broadcaster and former LSU ace Ben McDonald is recovering from a serious fall from a deer stand that resulted in a concussion and two cracked vertebrae.

Former LSU star and current Baltimore Orioles broadcaster Ben McDonald provided an update after a fall from a deer stand.