Red Sox announcer facing backlash for on-air joke mocking Asian American general manager's name

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WEEI Red Sox Radio Network announcer Sean McDonough drew criticism online for seemingly mocking San Francisco Giants executive Farhan Zaidi's name during a wild card game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. What happened: The issue was first brought to the public's attention by Reuters tech correspondent Paresh Dave on Twitter on Wednesday, according to SF Gate. Here’s audio from last night’s WEEI-FM radio call of the Red Sox-Yankees game where broadcaster Sean McDonough appears to mock Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi’s name.

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