Detroit Tigers Hall of Famer and Bally Sports Detroit broadcaster Jack Morris has been suspended indefinitely following offensive comments he made during the broadcast of Tuesday night's Tigers- Los Angeles Angels game.
Bally Sports Detroit released a statement saying Morris will undergo bias training following the remarks, and the Tigers added they fully supported the company's decision.
Detroit #Tigers broadcaster Jack Morris indefinitely suspended pic.twitter.com/UTOYoOLcos
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) August 18, 2021
During the sixth inning of Tuesday's game, Tigers pitcher Joe Jimenez struck out Juan Lagares with Shohei Ohtani on deck. Tigers play-by-play announcer Matt Shepard then asked Morris what the strategy should be against Ohtani, who is Japanese.
Morris replied, "Be very, very careful," in a tone often used to mock the Asian community.
The 66-year-old later apologized during the ninth inning, saying, "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."
Jack Morris apologies before Shohei Otani's at-bat in the ninth inning. pic.twitter.com/WdCjfyfSvX
— Spencer Wheelock (@SpencerWheelock) August 18, 2021
Morris has been working as a television analyst since 2013 and has been covering the Tigers since 2015.
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