Article 5NFK3 TV analyst Jack Morris apologizes after using mock accent in Ohtani discussion

TV analyst Jack Morris apologizes after using mock accent in Ohtani discussion

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  • Incident occurred when Japanese star came to plate
  • Morris later said sorry to anybody in the Asian community'

Detroit Tigers television analyst Jack Morris apologized on Tuesday night after using a mocking accent while talking about Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani.

On the Bally Sports Detroit broadcast of the Angels' 8-2 win over the Tigers, lead announcer Matt Shepard was setting the scene with the Japanese star set to bat in the sixth inning with a runner on second and two outs.

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