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22-06-2025
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Punishment Decided For MLB Announcer Who Accidentally Said Homophobic Slur
Punishment Decided For MLB Announcer Who Accidentally Said Homophobic Slur originally appeared on The Spun. Punishment has been decided for the MLB announcer who accidentally said a homophobic slur during a game on Saturday, June 21. Advertisement Chip Caray, a veteran American sports broadcaster who calls games for the St. Louis Cardinals network, made an unfortunate slip-up while reading a promo. Caray, 60, made an unfortunate mistake in the top of the fourth inning against the Cincinnati Reds. Caray was reading a promo for the Cardinals' Disability Pride Night. The veteran MLB announcer immediately recognized his mistake. His on-air slip-up was followed by about 30 seconds of silence. "Disability Pride Night is Thursday, July 10 and with a themed ticket, fans take home a Cardinals cap featuring the Disability Pride (Expletive) and Cardinals in brail," he said. After about 30 seconds of on-air silence, Caray continued with the broadcast. Advertisement Front Office Sports has reported that Caray will not be punished for his on-air slip-up, which seemed like a truly honest mistake. "St. Louis Cardinals announcer Chip Caray will not be suspended or punished for now despite uttering a homophobic slur during a Cardinals game telecast Saturday, sources tell Front Office Sports," the report states. "FanDuel Sports Network Midwest declined to comment when FOS reached out on Saturday afternoon. But sources said the network is not disciplining Caray, the son of the late sportscaster Skip Caray and grandson of the late legendary announcer Harry Caray. Instead, the network is chalking it up to an 'honest' mistake during a live read by an announcer who meant no insult to any viewers." TORONTO, CANADA - APRIL 18: Fox Sports television broadcaster Chip Caray of the Atlanta Braves on the field before the start of MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 18, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by)Caray is the son of former broadcaster Skip Caray and grandson of Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Caray. He is currently in his third season broadcasting St. Louis Cardinals games. The veteran broadcaster has been working in baseball since the 1990s. Advertisement He has previously worked in broadcasts for the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. Punishment Decided For MLB Announcer Who Accidentally Said Homophobic Slur first appeared on The Spun on Jun 22, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 22, 2025, where it first appeared.
Daily Mail
22-06-2025
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- Daily Mail
Commentator Chip Caray learns his fate after accidental homophobic slur live on air during Pride Night promo
St Louis Cardinals commentator Chip Caray will not be suspended after his unfortunate slip of the tongue during a Pride Night commercial on Saturday night. The 60-year-old broadcaster hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons when he inadvertently used a homophobic slur at the worst possible moment live on air. Speaking on FanDuel Sports Network Midwest's broadcast of the Cardinals-Reds game, he said: 'Disability Pride Night is Thursday, July 10. With a themed ticket, fans take home a Cardinals cap featuring the disability pride fa**... flag.' What followed was an uncomfortable 31 seconds of silence, before analyst Brad Thompson chimed in to continue the pair's narration of the game. While no official statement has yet been made, Front Office Sports report that Caray will not face any punishment for the accidental slur. Instead, the network understands it to be an 'honest mistake', per sources, and that Caray meant to insult to any of the viewers. Fans backed Caray, and it is understood he will not be punished for the accidental slur on air A VERY painful 31 seconds of silence after Chip Caray accidentally says slur while reading Disability Pride promo... — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 21, 2025 The decision is set to go down well with fans, who quickly insisted that the viral moment should not result in any punishment for Caray - the grandson of legendary announcer Harry. 'It was an obvious slip of the tongue, just a simple apology and move on,' one wrote, while another added: 'The silence after is the apology, he's obviously mortified and probably has a thousand thoughts running in his head. 'He should not be reprimanded. It was literally a slip of the tongue. I highly doubt Caray is running around using that word. People need to focus on real outrage.' The on-air Freudian slip led to some making the comparison with announcer Thom Brennaman's homophobic slur back in 2020, while results in him being exiled from broadcasting for nearly four years. The difference in that case, though, is that Brennaman thought he was off-air when he referred to Kansas City as 'one of the f*g capitals of the world'. 'Within seven hours, I was basically fired for everything,' Brennaman said in an interview with The Athletic last year. He now has a new job with the CW calling college football and said of his current role: 'There are no words to describe how grateful I am that they're rolling the dice. They don't have to do this.'
Time of India
22-06-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Chip Caray avoids suspension after anti-gay slur during Cardinals' live Pride promo termed as ‘clear accident'
Chip Caray (Image Source: Getty) During the latest Saturday live broadcast from the St. Louis Cardinals versus the Cincinnati Reds, veteran Cardinals broadcaster Chip Caray went on air to read a promo for Disability Pride Night and shocked viewers by sounding off an anti-gay slur. It delivered its biggest punch during the fourth inning on Bally Sports Midwest, then let 31 seconds of mostly dead air simmer in between, leaving fans and viewers to scramble for clarity and reassurance. Silence and aftermath as error unfolds Caray was reading a scripted promo for the Cardinals' Disability Pride Night, which is July 10. Among the giveaways at the event is a custom team hat will be and will incorporate the Disability Pride flag and braille lettering. But today, when he drifted into the word flag, he told Caray that it sounded as though he were inadvertently uttering a homophobic slur, which was a slip of the tongue, it seemed. Silence, long and uncomfortable, followed the slip. Caray, along with his partner commentator, Brad Thompson, went silent for more than 30 seconds in the broadcast booth. Eventually, Thompson returned to the play-by-play to try to push the broadcast along, breaking the tension. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Our one of a kind Patented Cold Water Extraction Process Superior Ginseng Undo Also Read: MLB report exposes Cardinals manager Oli Marmol as least respected and the internet went wild Footage of the incident rapidly circulated on social media, with viewers claiming to be divided about whether the error was made on purpose or a mis-speech. Fans rushed to Caray's defense, arguing that the flub was an accident, not a deliberate slur. Many Reddit users called it a 'clear accident," while others noted how cringe the moment of silence that followed was. No suspension for veteran broadcaster Those comments, alarming as they are, won't cost Caray his job or even a suspension at the hands of the Cardinals or the radio broadcast network. A Cardinals spokesman later said the error was simply a mistake and there was no intent to portray it that way. Also, the network had Caray's back, which means live reads are open to human error, and especially error under pressure. The incident brought natural comparisons to a much worse event in 2020 when Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman was caught on a hot mic using the same slur, which ended Brennaman's career. Caray, however, is receiving a softer response than Brennaman, given the context and his stopping himself mid-sentence. Chip Caray, who is the grandson of Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Caray and the son of Skip Caray, has been the Cardinals' lead TV voice since 2023. Many consider this moment a blip on his broadcasting resume, though, given his professionalism and sports pedigree. Follow all the live updates, scores, and highlights from the India vs England Test match here . Game On Season 1 kicks off with Sakshi Malik's inspiring story. Watch Episode 1 here
Yahoo
22-06-2025
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Cardinals announcer makes unfortunate on-air slip-up during promo read
Cardinals announcer Chip Caray had perhaps the worst kind of slip-up a broadcaster could have. Midway through the top of the fourth inning of Saturday's matchup between the Cardinals and Reds, Caray, the play-by-play man on the FanDuel Sports Network, accidentally said a homophobic slur while doing an ad read. Advertisement The St. Louis announcer was reading a promo for the team's upcoming Disability Pride Night, which takes place on July 10 against the Nationals, and fans will take home a Cardinals cap featuring the Disability Pride flag and braille lettering of the team name. Warning: explicit content While reading the ad, Caray unintentionally said the slur while trying to say a different word for the promo. What happened next, however, made the blunder even more awkward. Thirty-one seconds of dead silence in the broadcasting booth followed Caray's slip-up before commentator Brad Thompson finally broke it to comment on a pitch that was called a ball. Television broadcaster Chip Caray on the field before the start of MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 18, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Getty Images Front Office Sports reported, citing sources, that Caray will not be suspended and that he made an 'honest' mistake. Advertisement A Cardinals spokesperson told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that what Caray said was 'unintentional.' Caray, who has been announcing since 1987, started doing play-by-play for the Cardinals in 2023, with his grandfather, Harry, calling games for St. Louis for over 20 years. Caray's father, Skip, was a longtime baseball broadcaster, most known for calling Braves games until his death in 2008. Last season, Caray teamed up with Joe Buck to announce a Cardinals-Rangers game, with the ESPN voice having nothing but praise for the 60-year-old. Broadcaster Chris Caray of the Oakland Athletics with his father Chip Caray in the press box before the game between the Athletics and Cardinals at the Oakland Coliseum on April 16, 2024 in Oakland, California. Getty Images 'Broadcasters get real territorial and Chip was the opposite of that,' Buck said during an appearance on on 'Total Information A.M.' then. 'He flung the doors open. My wife, my little boys, everybody was welcomed and he does not need to be that way.' Advertisement 'He's a rarity in this business. I like to think I'm the same way, and I know my dad (Jack Buck) was, but those little things go a long way. To know he's there to root for me tonight, I'm there rooting for him and we're there to have a good time together, it makes all the difference in the world. 'It was not that way when I started when I was ironically filling in one time and working with Ken Wilson and I think there was a little bit of friction there.'
Yahoo
22-06-2025
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MLB Announcer Makes Unfortunate Mistake Reading 'Pride Night' Ad
MLB Announcer Makes Unfortunate Mistake Reading 'Pride Night' Ad originally appeared on The Spun. The silence was deafening during Saturday's broadcast of Reds-Cardinals when St. Louis announcer Chip Caray made an awful slip while reading an ad for the team's upcoming Disability Pride Night. Advertisement While the veteran play-by-play voice quickly corrected the unfortunate mistake where he read the word "flag" with the "l," the half a minute or so to follow made for some of the most awkward television you'll ever see. The dead air was eventually broken by partner Brad Thompson who swooped in to note Sonny Gray's pitch being called a ball. There didn't seem to be anything intentional about Caray's comment, but that didn't change how tough of a listen it was. Ironically, Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman was caught using a much more pointed use of the homophobic slur a handful of years ago when calling the team's doubleheader vs. the Kansas City Royals. Advertisement "One of the [expletive] capitals of the world. 'Reds Live,' the pregame show, presented by Ray St. Clair Roofing…" Brennaman said, before apologizing later that night. I made a comment earlier tonight that I guess went out over the air that I am deeply ashamed of. If I have hurt anyone out there, I can't tell you how much I say from the bottom of my heart that I am so very, very sorry. I pride myself and think of myself as a man of faith... I don't know if I'm going to be putting on this headset again, I don't know if it's going to be for the Reds, I don't know if it's going to be for my bosses at FOX. Mar 30, 2023; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Bally Sports Midwest announcer Chip Caray and Brad Thompson wave to the fans during the second inning of an opening day game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Jays at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images© Jeff Curry-Imagn Images I want to apologize to the people who sign my paycheck, for the Reds, for FOX Sports Ohio, for the people I work with, for anybody I've offended here tonight. I can't begin to tell you how deeply sorry I am. That is not who I am, it never has been, and I'd like to think I could have some people, maybe, that could back that up. I am very, very sorry, and I beg for your forgiveness. Brennaman had been exiled from broadcasting for nearly four years following the incident before returning to the booth with The CW last summer. Related: 5 Teenage Girls In 'Awful' Deadly Car Accident MLB Announcer Makes Unfortunate Mistake Reading 'Pride Night' Ad first appeared on The Spun on Jun 22, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 22, 2025, where it first appeared.
