SPORTS
Reds TV On-Air Bigot Out
Offers lame excuse “That is not who I am.”
Reds announcer Thom Brennaman is under fi re for voicing a homophobic slur on air during a broadcast
on August 19.
BY MATT TRACY
Oops?
Cincinnati Reds
broadcaster Thom
Brennaman was caught
using a homophobic slur on air
during the team’s doubleheader
against the Kansas City Royals on
August 19, triggering an indefi nite
suspension.
As soon as the broadcast for the
local Ohio Fox Sports affi liate returned
from a commercial break in
the seventh inning, Brennaman —
clearly unaware that he had a hot
mic — was heard saying “the fag
capital of the world,” though it was
not clear which “capital” he was
referring to. He remained in the
broadcast booth for the rest of the
fi rst game and was removed during
the second game.
“I made a comment earlier tonight
that I guess went out over
the air that I am deeply ashamed
of,” Brennaman said during the
second game of the doubleheader
as he prepared to hand off play-byplay
duties. “If I have hurt anyone
out there, I can’t tell you how much
I say from the bottom of my heart,
I am very, very sorry.”
Brennaman, who has called
games for more than three decades,
admitted that he was not sure if he
would ewear a headset again.
“I can’t begin to tell you how
deeply sorry I am,” he added. “That
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is not who I am and never has
been... I could have some people
who can back that up.”
The Reds moved quickly to say
that the club is “devastated by the
horrifi c, homophobic remark.”
“He was pulled off the air, and effective
immediately was suspended
from doing Reds broadcasts,” the
organization said. “In no way does
this incident represent our players,
coaches, organization, or our
fans. We share our sincerest apologies
to the LGBTQ+ community in
Cincinnati, Kansas City, all across
this country, and beyond. The Reds
embrace a zero-tolerance policy for
bias or discrimination.”
Fox Sports Ohio, which airs
Reds games, was in agreement
with the suspension, stressing the
comments were “hateful, offensive
and in no way refl ects its values.”
Reds players also used the incident
as an opportunity to reaffi rm
their support for the LGBTQ community.
Matt Bowman, a 29-yearold
pitcher, posted a tweet hours
after the controversy emerged.
“LGBTQ+ community, as a member
of the Reds organization, I am
so sorry for the way you were marginalized
tonight,” Bowman wrote
in a tweet. “There will always be a
place for you in the baseball community
and we are so happy to
have you here.”
Another Reds pitcher, Amir Garrett,
also spoke out on Twitter.
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