News about Dallas Braden
Jenny Cavnar, the Oakland Athletics' first female play-by-play commentator, has been hired by the league for the forthcoming season
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February 13, 2024
Cavnar's recruitment was confirmed on Tuesday by the network, with over 17 years of covering baseball. Cavnar has been on the field for the past 12 years as a back-up play-by-play announcer, pregame and postgame host,m, and reporter for regional television coverage of the Colorado Rockies. She has also served as a reporter and anchor for the San Diego Padres. Cavnar said, 'It's a dream come true to join the Oakland A's and their rich baseball history.' I grew up as the daughter of a baseball coach, and the game has captivated me from a young age, as well as the stories, history, and relationships that accompany it.'
On air, an ESPN announcer has a very unfortunate slip of the tongue
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May 25, 2023
On Wednesday night, ESPN announcer Tom Hart suffered from an unfortunate slip of the tongue as he called a college baseball match between Vanderbilt and Auburn. Hart tried to say, 'You can't turn the clock back,' but instead of saying something completely different word, Vanderbilt won 6-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning. 'You can't turn the black c*** black black,' he sadly said.
During a May 5 broadcast, A's broadcaster Glen Kuiper was slurred by NBC Sports for using racial slurs
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May 22, 2023
Glen Kuiper, the Oakland Athletics' announcer, was suspended for using a racial insult in a telecast when describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Kuiper was suspended by the network earlier this month after a slur that aired during a pregame segment of an A's game against the Kansas City Royals on May 5. Kuiper referred to a trip to the museum with colleague Dallas Braden, but they mispronounced the word 'negro,' instead of a slur.
Glen Kuiper, Oakland's radio, has been suspended for uttering a racial insult
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May 7, 2023
Glen Kuiper, the Oakland Athletics' radio broadcaster, has been suspended after uttering a racial insult when describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Kuiper will remain off the air until a investigation of what happened during Friday night's broadcast is completed, according to NBC Sports California. Kuiper discussed a trip to the museum with colleague Dallas Braden, but it was more like a slur in a pregame segment on NBC Sports California than the A's played the Kansas City Royals on Friday night, but he mispronounced the word 'negro,' making it seem instead as a slur.
Glen Kuiper, the Oakland A.M.'s broadcaster, has apologized for using apparent racial insults on air
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May 6, 2023
During a pregame segment, A's broadcaster Glen Kuiper apologised for saying something that sounded like a racial insult. Kuiper and colleague Dallas Braden talked about a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Oakland, but it seemed to be a slur rather than a word. Kuiper apologised on the air before starting the sixth inning but didn't get into specifics.