MSNBC host Thomas Roberts was called back to Baltimore under rough circumstances earlier this year when the city dealt with over a week of unrest as a result of the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray from injuries suffered while in police custody.
But Roberts, host of “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts,” which airs weekdays at 1 p.m., is back Monday under much happier circumstances — he’ll throw out the ceremonial first pitch before friends and family on Monday when the Orioles face the Philadelphia Phillies.
Roberts, a Towson native and McDaniel graduate, used the occasion of his big day Monday to continue his reporting on the aftermath of the Freddie Gray unrest, and spoke with The Sun about his Orioles fandom, the now-infamous empty stadium game against the Chicago White Sox, and what the team can mean to the city going forward.