A spokesperson said Saturday that Kuiper will be off-air until a review of the incident is completed.
Longtime Oakland Athletics TV announcer Glen Kuiper has been suspended after he appeared to use the N-word during Friday night's pregame show.
Kuiper was chatting about his day in Kansas City, where the A's were playing the Royals. He was referring to his visit to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum when the incident happened.“Welcome back to Kauffman Stadium. A little bit earlier in the show, I said something that didn’t come out quite the way I wanted it to," he said."And I just wanted to apologize if it sounded different than I meant it to be said and I just wanted to apologize for that.
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