Athletics broadcaster apologizes after apparent racial slur

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper apologized after uttering what seemed like a racial slur whereas describing a visit to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

In a pregame section on NBC Sports California earlier than the A’s performed the Kansas City Royals on Friday night time, Kuiper talked a couple of journey to the museum with colleague Dallas Braden however seemingly mispronounced the phrase “negro,” making it sound as a substitute like a slur.

Later within the recreation, Kuiper apologized on the air with out moving into specifics.

“Welcome back to Kauffman Stadium. I just want to … a little bit earlier in the show, I said something, didn’t come out quite the way I wanted it to,” Kuiper mentioned. “And I just wanted to apologize if it sounded different than I meant it to be said. And like I said, I just wanted to apologize for that.”

The A’s later issued a press release, calling the language utilized by Kuiper “unacceptable.”

“The Oakland Athletics do not condone such language,” the group mentioned. “We are working to address the situation.”

Kuiper has been calling A’s video games within the Bay Area for about 20 years. He is the youthful brother of former main leaguer and Giants announcer Duane Kuiper.