Oakland, California - Oakland Athletics announcer Glen Kuiper has been fired for using a racial slur on live TV during a pregame broadcast.

The 59-year-old veteran MLB announcer was suspended earlier this month for dropping the N-word while talking about a visit to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. Neither he nor his co-commentator appeared to realize the mistake.

The remarks came during a May 5 pregame telecast before the A's away game against the Royals. During the sixth inning, Kuiper gave an apology on air, saying it "didn't come out quite the way I wanted it to."

Now, after several weeks of review, Kuiper has officially been let go.

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"Following an internal review, the decision has been made for NBC Sports California to end its relationship with Glen Kuiper, effective immediately," the network said in a statement on Monday. "We thank Glen for his dedication to Bay Area baseball over the years."

An anonymous source told the Associated Press "the decision was based on a variety of factors, including information uncovered in the internal review."

Kuiper released a statement on Monday night lamenting the decision.

"Please know racism is in no way a part of me; it never has been and it never will be," he wrote. "It was a terrible but honest mispronunciation, and I take full responsibility."

But it became clear, as the statement continued, that Kuiper did not believe his actions deserved the consequences he received.

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"I wish the Oakland A's and NBC Sports would have taken into consideration my 20-year career, my solid reputation, integrity and character, but in this current environment traits like integrity and character are no longer considered," he claimed.

"I will always have a hard time understanding how one mistake in a 20-year broadcasting career is cause for termination, but I know something better is in my future."

Kuiper, younger brother of former MLB player and Giants announcer Duane Kuiper, had been commentating at A's games for the last two decades.