Oakland A’s broadcaster Glen Kuiper apologizes for using apparent racial slur on air
Oakland A broadcaster Glen Kuiper apologizes for using apparently racist remarks in the broadcast as the team calls its language “UNACCEPTABLE” in a statement
- Glen Kuiper discussed a trip to a museum in Kansas City before the game
- But he apparently mispronounced what he was trying to say to his colleague
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A’s broadcaster Glen Kuiper apologized Friday night for saying what sounded like a racial slur during a pregame segment.
As Oakland prepared to face the Kansas City Royals, Kuiper talked to fellow Dallas Braden about a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, but he apparently mispronounced the word “nigger,” making it sound like a slur instead .
Before the start of the sixth inning, Kuiper apologized on air without going into details.
“Welcome back to Kauffman Stadium. I just want… a little bit earlier in the show, I said something, it didn’t quite come out the way I wanted it to,” Kuiper said.
And I just wanted to apologize if it sounded different than I meant. And like I said, I wanted to apologize for that.’
Glen Kuiper apologized for using an apparently racial slur during a Friday pregame segment
The A’s called Kuiper’s pregame language “unacceptable” in a statement.
The Oakland Athletics do not condone such language. We are working to address the situation,” the statement said.
Kuiper has been calling A’s games in the Bay Area for about 20 years
The A’s would go on to win the game 12-8.
It’s not the first time a baseball commentator in Kansas City has gotten into trouble over their language.
Longtime Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman lost his job in 2020 after a hot microphone caught him using homophobic slurs.
Kuiper and Brennaman are both related to legendary broadcasters: the former is the brother of ex-Giants player and announcer, Duane, while Brennaman’s father, Marty, called Reds games from 1974 to 2019.