Jack Morris Does Racist Asian Accent During Shohei Ohtani At-Bat


Jack Morris has gotten himself into hot water with comments made on-air during an at-bat by Shohei Ohtani in Tuesday night's Tigers/Angels game. 

When play-by-play announcer Matt Shepard asked Morris what to do with Ohtani in a dangerous situation, he responded with "be very, very careful" in an Asian accent. 
Later in the game, Morris made an "apology" prior to Ohtani's at-bat, saying: 
Well folks, Shohei Ohtani is coming to the plate and it's been brought to my attention, and I sincerely apologize if I offended anybody, especially anybody in the Asian community for what I said about pitching and being careful to Shohei Ohtani. I did not intend for any offensive thing and I apologize if I did. I certainly respect and have the utmost respect for this guy and don't blame a pitcher for walking him.
Apparently, some people who have been defending Morris thought that he was using an Elmer Fudd accent. Safe to say with Ohtani coming to the plate - that's simply not the case. 


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