This has not been a good week for the Baltimore Orioles.

The club has made headlines for yanking play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown off the air after he dared to mention the team’s past struggles against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Now comes word that the Orioles’ future in Charm City could be in doubt with the team’s lease on Camden Yards expiring on Dec. 31.

The Athletic reports that during a visit Monday to Ravens training camp, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he’s optimistic “there will be baseball in Baltimore for generations to come.”

On Tuesday, however, Maryland Stadium Authority board member William Cole said he’s not so sure since the Orioles had promised a resolution by the All-Star break.

“I just wanted to express my frustration over the Orioles’ lease situation,” Cole said, according to the Baltimore Sun.

“I remain perplexed why a lease hasn’t been executed already.”

So what’s the sticking point?

According to The Athletic, “The problem is that John Angelos desires a lease that includes more than the commitment by the state to unlock $600 million in public funds for ballpark improvements.”

Publicly, the Angelos family and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred have stated time and again that the Orioles are going nowhere.

But try telling that to Baltimore residents, who still remember the Mayflower Moving vans pulling out of town when the Colts bolted for Indianapolis in the early hours of March 28, 1984.

The Orioles moved into Camden Yards in 1992 and the stadium quickly became the model for the retro ballpark movement.

But the club doesn’t own the stadium, with the Orioles paying almost $7 million per year in rent.

While the stadium, with the cozy Inner Harbor neighborhood a mere five-minute walk away, is the model for urban ballparks, the Angelos family continues to burn bridges in Baltimore.

That comes despite the Orioles — after years of bottom-feeding — enjoying a renaissance season, leading the American League with a record of 70-43.

But all people are talking about right now is Brown, who was benched for having the audacity to tell the truth about the Orioles’ struggles at Tropicana Field in recent years.

The backlash has been swift — and severe.

Broadcasters across the nation have rallied to Brown’s defense, as have the fans in Baltimore, who made their feelings well-known at Tuesday’s game vs. the Houston Astros by belting out “Free Kevin Brown!” chants.

Brown is slated to return to the air on Friday, but another controversy is around the corner for the Angelos family.

“We’re in the middle of one of the most surprising and exciting seasons in recent memory and yet the situation casts needless uncertainty over the city and state,” Cole said.

“As a taxpayer and city resident, a board member and lifelong Orioles fan, I’m hoping we can get some good news about this situation before we get to the playoffs.”

Baltimore, which last won the World Series in 1983, has been desperate for continued success on the field in the post-Cal Ripken Jr. era.

If the Angelos family doesn’t stop playing chicken in an attempt to squeeze every last penny out of the city of Baltimore off the field, the club could have another PR disaster on deck.