When the incident happened, Glen Kuiper—the MLB team’s voice for 20 seasons—was talking about a visit to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.In an NBC Sports California pregame broadcast, Kuiper revealed that he and colleague Dallas Braden had visited the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum earlier that day. Kuiper then called the game versus the Kansas City Royals.

“We had an amazing day,” Kuiper, 59, remarked. “Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque and the N_____ League Museum.”

Braden, his coworker and former MLB player, did not address the incident as it occurred, but Kuiper brought it up later in the show and apologized.A baseball fan was transported to a trauma center after he fell over a barrier and into the Red Sox bullpen.

At the top of the sixth inning, he added, “A little bit earlier in the show, I said something, but it didn’t come out quite the way I wanted it to.” “I just wanted to say I’m sorry if what I said didn’t come out the way I intended. I simply wanted to apologize for that, like I mentioned.”

Kuiper’s actions were later criticized by Oakland’s management.

The Oakland A’s released a statement saying, “The language used by Glen Kuiper during today’s pregame broadcast is inexcusable.” “Such rhetoric is not acceptable to the Oakland Athletics. We are attempting to resolve the circumstances.” Tim McCarver, 81, was a Hall of Fame baseball player and announcer.

As of Saturday, NBC Sports California was still reviewing the incident, and Kuiper had been placed on indefinite leave. This information was reported by Matt Kawahara, the San Francisco Chronicle’s beat writer for the A’s.

“I’m deeply sorry and appalled by my words,” the broadcaster expressed regret once more on Saturday through the network. “I sincerely hope you will accept my apologies.”

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The president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum stated that he had already forgiven Kuiper, who has called play-by-play for the A’s for 20 seasons, even while the team and network continue their investigation into the incident.

“I am cognizant of the regrettable disparage uttered by Glen Kuiper,” the statement read on Saturday. “I am aware that Glen was truly thrilled to be here when I welcomed him to the NLBM yesterday. The word is hurtful and shouldn’t be used in our culture. I don’t claim to understand Glen’s heart, but I am aware that forgiving is at the core of who I am. I’m hoping that everyone of us will have the self-control to follow suit.”