A's Announcer Kuiper Suspended After Apparent Use Of Racial Slur On-Air

OAKLAND, CA — Longtime Oakland Athletics announcer Glen Kuiper is suspended while team officials investigate his apparent uttering of a racial slur in a pre-game segment Friday.

NBC Sports confirmed he will be off air until a review of the incident is completed, according to KRON-TV.

While describing a trip to the Negro Baseball League in Kansas City, Kuiper's pronunciation made it sound like he had said a racial slur.

Later in the game, Kuiper apologized on the air without getting into specifics.

"A little bit earlier in the show, I said something that didn’t come out quite the way I wanted it to," Kuiper said. "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 issued a statement later, calling the language he used "unacceptable."

“The Oakland Athletics do not condone such language,” the team's communications department said. “We are working to address the situation.”

Kuiper has been calling A's games in the Bay Area for about 20 years. He is the younger brother of Duane Kuiper, former major leaguer and San Francisco Giants announcer.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.