Tigers Broadcaster And Former Pitcher Jack Morris Under Fire For Using Asian Accent When Shohei Ohtani Came To The Plate

Former Detroit Tigers pitcher turned broadcaster Jack Morris is under fire on Tuesday night for making a seemingly insensitive joke centered around Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani.

When Shohei was coming to the plate, the Tigers play-by-play man asked, “now what do you do with Shohei Ohtani?”

Jack Morris responded in an Asian accent.

Jack Morris: "Professional" broadcaster pic.twitter.com/qNEM7aObeN

— ProblematicVG (@ProblematicVG) August 18, 2021

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Shortly after the incident, fans were calling Jack Morris out on social media.

jack morris should probably get some forced time off after this. once again highlighting that as the tigers return to being a competitive baseball team they desperately need a new play-by-play booth pic.twitter.com/pHmZN5jTsb

— shea🫠 (@sheanorling) August 18, 2021

Jack Morris one inning away from saying he’s not racist because he loves sushi

— Jed (@TigersJUK) August 18, 2021

Jack Morris mocks an Asian accent as Ohtani comes to the plate. Embarrassing. pic.twitter.com/LKLTKiDE7C

— TheDLine™ (@TheDetroitLine) August 18, 2021

If Jack Morris says something racist in the booth & everybody has already turned them off, does he make a sound?

— Jed (@TigersJUK) August 18, 2021

Did Jack Morris just do what I think he did????

— ProblematicVG (@ProblematicVG) August 18, 2021

Jack Morris apologized later in the game.

Jack Morris apologies before Shohei Otani's at-bat in the ninth inning. pic.twitter.com/WdCjfyfSvX

— Spencer Wheelock (@SpencerWheelock) August 18, 2021

Jack Morris is just the latest MLB broadcaster to say something that has put them under the microscope, and it’s truly a shame.

Morris is considered one of the greatest pitchers in Tigers franchise history, and he has now likely tarnished his legacy to make a completely stupid joke.

Hopefully we don’t see too many more instances where broadcasters are outed for saying something in the booth like Jack Morris.

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