KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman has been suspended from working Cincinnati’s games after using an anti-gay slur on air.
Brennaman used the slur moments after the Fox Sports Ohio feed returned from a commercial break before the top of the seventh inning in the first game of a doubleheader at Kansas City.
Brennaman did not seem to realize he was already on air and later apologized.
The 56-year-old Brennaman was pulled from the broadcast in the fifth inning of the second game.
The Reds say they will “be addressing our broadcasting team in the coming days.”
Trevor Bauer pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, and the Reds beat the Royals 5-0 to split a doubleheader marked by strong starting pitching.
In the opener of the two seven-inning games, Brad Keller didn’t allow a hit until the sixth and extended his shutout streak, leading the Royals past the Reds 4-0.
Bauer allowed only a single by Adalberto Mondesi in the fifth inning. He walked three and struck out nine, lowering his ERA to 0.68.
After the game’s final out, Bauer unbuttoned his jersey to reveal a T-shirt depicting him throwing the ball over the center field wall in his final start before Cleveland traded him away.