MLB Oakland A’s Announcer Suspended For Racial Slur

MLB A's Voice Glen Kupier

The Oakland A’s and NBC Sports California appear to be in damage control mode, even when they probably don’t need to be. 

Outkick.com reports it all centers on A’s announcer Glen Kuiper. The veteran announcer has reportedly been suspended after he inadvertently used a racial slur during a recent broadcast while talking about a visit to the Negro League’s Baseball Museum in Kansas City.

The incident occurred during Friday night’s broadcast of the A’s-Royals game. Kuiper was talking about the museum after visiting it during the A’s trip to Kansas City.

However, he seemed to stumble over his words and accidentally said something that sounded conspicuously like the N-word.

Kuiper issued an apology immediately after returning from a commercial break after his slip-up.

I’m not sure what was said, but #Athletics TV Broadcaster Glen Kuiper opened the 6th-inning with an on-air apology. pic.twitter.com/AZQVL3kuJG

— Joe Hughes (@VegasJoeHughes) May 6, 2023

“A little earlier in the show, I said something, didn’t come out quite the way I wanted it to,” Kuiper said. “I just wanted to apologize if it sounded different than I meant it to be said. … I just wanted to apologize for that.”

The Athletics condemned Kuiper’s actions and called his language “unacceptable.”

Shortly thereafter, A’s beat writer for The San Francisco Chronicle, Matt Kawahara, tweeted, “According to an NBC Sports California spokesperson, Glen Kuiper has been suspended and will be off the air until a review of Friday’s incident is completed.”

CNN reported this is Kuiper’s 20th season with The Athletics being the lead voice and has covered Bay Area baseball since 1992 for NBC Sports California.