The Oakland Athletics fired play-by-play broadcaster Glen Kuiper on Monday after he said a racial slur while on-air.
The incident occurred during a May 5 contest between the A’s and Kansas City Royals, where Kuiper was attempting to explain the activities he and color commentator Dallas Braden did before the game in Kansas City.
“We had a phenomenal day. (N-word) league museum. And Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque.”
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Broadcasters Glen Kuiper and Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics in the TV booth during the game against the Minnesota Twins at RingCentral Coliseum on May 17, 2022 in Oakland, California. The Athletics defeated the Twins 5-2. (Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)
Since then, NBC Sports California launched an investigation into the matter, and Kuiper has been off-air. Now, he won’t be returning.
“Following an internal review, the decision has been made for NBC Sports California to end its relationship with Glen Kuiper, effective immediately,” a spokesperson for the regional sports network said, via The Athletic. “We thank Glen for his dedication to Bay Area baseball over the years.”
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It wasn’t until the sixth inning of the ballgame that Kuiper apologized for what he said on-air.
General view of the Oakland Athletics logos in the dugout before the game against the San Francisco Giants at the Oakland Coliseum on July 22, 2018 in Oakland, California. The Oakland Athletics defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-5 in 10 innings. (Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)
“A little bit earlier in the show, I said something, didn’t come out quite the way I wanted it to,” Kuiper began his apology. “I just wanted to apologize if it sounded different than I meant it to be said. I just wanted to apologize for that.”
The decision to fire Kuiper was based on “a variety of factors, including information uncovered in the internal review,” The Athletic reported, citing a source.
Since his absence, the A’s have resorted to rotating their radio broadcasters, Johnny Doskow and Vince Cotroneo, on the TV side.
Broadcaster Glen Kuiper Jr. of the Oakland Athletics works from the pressbox during the game against the Chicago White Sox at Hohokam Stadium on March 8, 2015 in Mesa, Arizona. (Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)
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Kuiper was in his 17th season as the play-by-play man for the A’s.
