Tigers' TV analyst Jack Morris apologizes after potentially derogatory comments

Detroit — Tigers TV analyst Jack Morris gave a lengthy apology during Tuesday night’s game after comments in the sixth inning were taken by some as him using a Japanese accent as Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was coming to the plate.

Ohtani, the Angels’ two-way player who was hitting Tuesday and is scheduled to pitch Wednesday, came to the plate with a rubber on second and two out in a 2-2 game.

Tigers play-by-play announcer Matt Shepard asked Morris how he’d pitch to Ohtani, with first base open.

Morris responded, in an accent: “Very, very careful.” He apologized a short time later.

The accent was taken by some on social media to be derogatory toward the Japanese. Others heard it…