The Cincinnati Reds have suspended broadcaster Thom Brennaman after he used an anti-gay slur on air Wednesday night, prompting the team to apologize for the "horrific, homophobic remark."

The slur could be heard on the broadcast moments after the Fox Sports Ohio feed returned from a commercial break before the top of the seventh inning in the first game of a doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals.

Brennaman, who did not seem to realize he was on air, later apologized.

The Reds took him off the broadcast in the fifth inning of the second game, handing his duties to alternate play-by-play man Jim Day.

"The Cincinnati Reds organization is devastated by the horrific, homophobic remark made this evening by broadcaster Thom Brennaman," the team said in a statement. "He was pulled off the air, and effective immediately was suspended from doing Reds broadcasts. We will be addressing our broadcasting team in the coming days.

"In no way does this incident represent our players, coaches, organization, or our fans. We share our sincerest apologies to the LGBTQ+ community in Cincinnati, Kansas City, all across this country, and beyond. The Reds embrace a zero-tolerance policy for bias or discrimination of any kind, and we are truly sorry to anyone who has been offended."