A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL side has abruptly kicked a radio show out of its studio.
And host Adam Copeland revealed he was only told of the decision halfway through a match.
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Since 2000, KNBR has had a small studio to use at the San Francisco Giants’ Oracle Park stadium.
But Copeland announced last Wednesday that he was now doing the show from the broadcast booth rather than the usual bunker.
He told co-host Derek Papa: “Apparently, the Bunker is no more.”
Copeland added that it was “news to me” as to why.
He went on to say: “I got a text about the seventh inning that says, ‘Hey, you can’t do a show from the Bunker anymore,’.
“We don’t have access anymore.”
The San Francisco Giants did not respond to requests from SFGate for comment on why KNBR had lost access.
KNBR, the Giants’ broadcast partner since 1979, also stores equipment in the bunker to do shows outside the stadium.
Copeland brought up the change multiple times during his Wednesday show.
But the broadcast from the new location was beset by technical issues which meant the host was not visible at any point during the stream.
The Giants have had a mixed season in 2025 but are still in with a chance of reaching the play-offs.
They currently lie third in the National League West with a 57-57 record.
And their fans got to see an all-timer catch from Mike Yastrzemski against the Pittsburgh Pirates last week.
Yastrzemski was forced to dive into the stand in order to get Jack Suwinski out.
But despite that piece of heroics, the outfielder was traded to Kansas City Royals earlier this week.
In return, the Giants have received 21-year-old right-handed pitcher Yunior Marte.
On leaving the Giants, Yastrzemski said: “Obviously, there’s a lot of emotions involved when you’re in one organization for seven years.
“I knew everything about every single person there. And so it was, it was a special place to be for me.
“I got called up (to the big leagues) there and debuted there, and had an insane number of memorable moments.”
But he added: “This is the start of a new chapter. I’m excited. I knew I was going to be a free agent at the end of the year anyways.”
