The Oakland Athletics promised to take action against their play-by-play broadcaster, Glen Kuiper Jr., who apologized Friday after an on-air slip that resulted in an apparent racial slur. Kuiper la…
Kuiper later apologized during the sixth inning of the A’s game against the Kansas City Royals.
The situation happened during the pregame, when Kuiper and broadcast partner Dallas Braden said they visited the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. In relating the story, Kuiper mispronounced the word “Negro,” making it sound like a slur.Matt Keough Dies: All-Star Pitcher, Baseball Executive, And 'Real Housewives' Guest Star Was 64“Welcome back to Kauffman Stadium.
The A’s organization released a Twitter statement condemning the action. The team promised to “address the situation.” . “The language used by Glen Kuiper during today’s pregame broadcast is unacceptable. The Oakland Athletics do not condone such language. We are working to address the situation,” Kuiper is the brother of Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper. He has been with the A’s broadcast team since 2006.
Broadcaster Glen Kuiper opened the top of the sixth with an apology for something that he said earlier in the broadcast. No idea what that might have been.
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