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A pitcher holds a ball between drills during a workout before a spring training baseball game in Sarasota, Florida in 2013. [Reuters]
A veteran U.S. baseball commentator has been suspended from his job as the voice of the Cincinnati Reds after making a "horrific, homophobic remark" on air, in the latest anti-gay slur to mar the world of sport.
Thom Brennaman, who has covered major league games for 33 years, used the term "fag capital" during a game on Wednesday night, prompting a backlash on social media and swift apologies from the team, top players and the broadcaster.
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