The veteran MLB broadcaster was heard over a mic using the slur as the Fox Sports Ohio coverage of the game returned from a commercial break. Brennaman later apologized on camera saying: "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." The Cincinnati Reds have suspended Brennanman from broadcasting, apologized to the LGBTQ community and described the remark as "horrific" and "homophobic."