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Kuiper, 60, said a racial epithet on May 5, 2023 during the A's pregame show while discussing a trip he and broadcast partner Dallas Braden had taken earlier that day to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. Kuiper appeared to replace the first word with the racial slur. NBC Sports Bay Area suspended Kuiper following the incident, then fired him later that month.

He didn't lose that bulldog presence and he kept attacking the zone. They kept hitting him a little bit, but he kind of limited the damage. If we were watching an NFL game, it was like the 'bend don't break' situation. The way he talked about it, it was more mature than a normal freshman.

David Ross spent a couple of years as an analyst with ESPN after his playing days were over, but before becoming the Cubs manager. But he set down his mic and headset to take over the Cubs starting in 2020. Although Ross' managerial career (four seasons, 262-284 record) wasn't strictly successful, the decision to move on from him was more about the availability of Craig Counsell, whom the Cubs loved, than any perceived shortfalls of Ross himself.

A year ago, Landen Roupp entered camp in competition for the fifth spot in the Giants' rotation with Hayden Birdsong and Landen Roupp a spot he ended up winning. His spot in the rotation has long been secure, but Roupp isn't changing anything ahead of his third major league season. I'm just thinking of it the same way, trying to fight for my spot, Roupp said. Even if I do have the spot, I'm going to attack it like I don't.

It doesn't appear that San Francisco's previous center fielder had any issue with the change. "Jung Hoo was great," Posey said of his reaction to the signing. "Also there's an understanding on our end and to Jung Hoo that there's a chance that he could still be getting reps in center field. But our plan is to have Bader playing center field."

Yesterday, the Giants officially announced their signing of right-hander Tyler Mahle. One more piece of the puzzle has to be put into place before Mahle's deal can become official, however: creating a 40-man roster spot for the righty. San Francisco's roster is currently at capacity, which means one player will need to be removed in order to make room for Mahle.