Longtime Tigers radio play-by-play man Dan Dickerson has apologized for a profanity-laced “hot mic” moment that came in the immediate wake of the team’s season-ending, 15-inning loss early Saturday morning.

But many fans on social media have rallied in support of Dickerson, commiserating that he simply said out loud the sentiment fans felt after an epic Game 5 against the Mariners in the American League Division Series in Seattle.

One user on X posted the recording around 2 a.m. Saturday, shortly after the game ― and the Tigers’ season ― ended on walk-off single by the Mariners’ Jorge Polanco in the bottom of the 15th inning.

“I don’t have to do a game … ah f—,” Dickerson was heard saying, over an ad that was playing for Corewell Health. “F— this game recap. Oh, I’m sorry, was that out loud?”

Dickerson apologized later Saturday, in a statement provided by a Tigers spokesperson, saying his outburst happened in a moment of frustration, and he should have known better.

“I want to sincerely apologize for swearing during a break in the post-game last night. Our mics were inadvertently left open — but I know better than to swear into an open mic,” Dickerson said in the statement from the team. “It was said in a moment of frustration, and not a reflection about how I feel about doing the game recap — just how I felt about doing it in that moment after a five-hour, 15 inning, season-ending loss.

“I’m very sorry any fans had to hear it — my apologies again.”

Most replies to the post on X were supportive of Dickerson.

“I’m not sure the guy could more accurately encapsulate the feelings of Tigers fans than this clip,” one user replied. “So authentic. So true. No one needed a recap. Wounds were raw and open.”

Commented another: “Legit the best thing a commenter has ever said.”

Dickerson, 66, has been a radio play-by-play broadcaster for the Tigers since 2000, and he became the lead announcer in 2003, after the retirement of the legendary Ernie Harwell. He is best-known for his big calls in big moments — like when Magglio Ordonez hit the home run to send the Tigers to the World Series in 2006 — so much so that there’s even an X account dedicated to sharing those radio clips.

The last two seasons, Dickerson, a native of Birmingham who got his start in radio in Grand Rapids before moving to Detroit to work for WWJ and eventually WJR, has worked some Tigers’ TV broadcasts, too. He moves from radio to television on days when TV play-by-play man Jason Benetti is away working a national assignment.

jcardi@detroitnews.com