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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 Athletics in the TV booth during the game against the Minnesota Twins at RingCentral Coliseum on May 17, 2022, in Oakland, California. (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."
A'S ANNOUNCER GLEN KUIPER SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY FOR USING N-WORD DURING BROADCAST: REPORT
It wasn’t until the sixth inning of the ballgame that Kuiper apologized for what he said on-air.
The Athletics logos in the dugout at the Oakland Coliseum on July 22, 2018. (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.
Glen Kuiper Jr. of the Oakland Athletics in the press box during the Chicago White Sox game 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.
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