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Thom Brennaman will be back in a baseball broadcasting booth … just 4 months after he resigned from his last gig for using a gay slur on-air.
MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal reported Tuesday the Roberto Clemente League — which kicks off its season Tuesday — has hired the former Reds play-by-play man to announce its games in 2020-21.
Of course, it’s a huge deal for 57-year-old Thom … just seconds after a hot mic picked up his homophobic comment during his broadcast of the Reds-Royals game on Aug. 19, he said he wasn’t sure if he’d ever get another job in the industry again.
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“I don’t know if I’m gonna be putting on this headset again,” Brennaman said at the time.
While the Roberto Clemente League isn’t exactly the MLB … it’s still a respected gig in sports media.
The league — which consists of 5 teams in Puerto Rico — has current and former MLB players scattered throughout its rosters.
For his part, Brennaman has apologized vehemently since using the slur … and back in September, he said, “If I get another chance, someone will be hiring a better person than the person who walked out the door that night on Aug. 19.”