A’s announcer Glen Kuiper suspended indefinitely for using N-word during broadcast: report

Oakland Athletics announcer Glen Kuiper has reportedly been suspended for utilizing the N-word throughout a dwell broadcast Friday evening.

Kuiper will remain off the air till a overview of the incident is accomplished, in response to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Kuiper was discussing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas Metropolis earlier than Friday evening’s sport at Kauffman Stadium in opposition to the Royals.

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Broadcaster Glen Kuiper Jr. of the Oakland Athletics works from the press field throughout a sport in opposition to the Chicago White Sox at Hohokam Stadium March 8, 2015, in Mesa, Ariz.  (Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Pictures)

Nevertheless, as a substitute of “Negro,” he used the N-word.

Later within the sport, Kuiper addressed the incident with out going into a lot element.

“Welcome again to Kauffman Stadium. I simply wished to … slightly bit earlier within the present, I mentioned one thing, didn’t come out fairly the best way I wished it to,” Kuiper mentioned. “And I simply wished to apologize if it sounded totally different than I meant it to be mentioned. And, like I mentioned, I simply wished to apologize for that.”

A basic view of play between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Aug. 6, 2020, in Oakland, Calif.  (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Pictures)

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Regardless of the slur, NLBM president Bob Kendrick mentioned he’ll attempt to forgive the veteran play-by-play announcer.

“I am conscious of the unlucky slur made by Glen Kuiper. I welcomed Glen to the NLBM yesterday and know he was genuinely excited to be right here,” Kendrick wrote on Twitter Saturday. “The phrase is painful and has no place in our society. And whereas I do not faux to know Glen’s coronary heart I do know that my coronary heart is one among forgiveness. I hope all of you will see that it in yourselves to do the identical!”

The A’s issued a statement condemning Kuiper’s language. 

“The language utilized by Glen Kuiper throughout at the moment’s pregame broadcast is unacceptable,” the A’s posted to Twitter. “The Oakland Athletics don’t condone such language. We’re working to handle the scenario.”

Broadcasters Glen Kuiper, left, and Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics within the TV sales space throughout a sport in opposition to the Minnesota Twins at RingCentral Coliseum Might 17, 2022, in Oakland, Calif. (Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Pictures)

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Kuiper is in his twentieth season calling video games for the A’s and has been masking baseball within the Bay Space since 1992, in response to ESPN.