Morris suspended for ‘insensitive remark’ on Ohtani

On Tuesday night, Jack Morris watched the Tigers play the Angels from his perch in the Detroit television booth. It will be the last time he has a chance to do that for a while.

Bally Sports Detroit announced that it has suspended the Hall of Famer indefinitely for the “insensitive remark” he made as Shohei Ohtani came to bat. Morris used a cartoonish Asian accent when instructing Tigers pitchers to “be very, very careful” when facing Ohtani.

“Bally Sports Detroit is extremely disappointed with the remarks analyst Jack Morris made during last night’s Tigers game,” the station said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon. “Jack has been suspended indefinitely from Tigers broadcasts and will be undergoing bias training to educate him on the impact of his comments and how he can be a positive influence in a diverse community.

“We have a zero-tolerance policy for bias or discrimination and deeply apologize for his insensitive remark.”

Morris did offer an on-air apology on Tuesday during Ohtani’s next at-bat.

“I sincerely apologize if I offended anybody, especially anybody in the Asian community,” Morris said. “I did not intend for any offensive thing and I apologize if I did. I certainly have the utmost respect for this guy.”

Dominic Thiem

RED BULLS TOP CREW; NYCFC FALLS

John Tolkin scored in the 33rd minute for his first MLS goal and the Red Bulls beat the Columbus Crew, 1-0, on Wednesday night in Harrison.

The Red Bulls (6-9-4) snapped a seven-game winless streak. Columbus (6-8-6) has lost five straight matches — the longest losing streak by a defending champion since the LA Galaxy dropped seven in a row in 2006.

Tolkin, a defender in his 12th MLS start, cut back his defender at the corner of the 6-yard box and sent it through the legs of goalkeeper Eloy Room.

Red Bulls goalkeeper Carlos Coronel recorded his seventh shutout of the season.

Alejandro Bedoya scored his first goal of the season to help the Philadelphia Union beat NYCFC, 1-0.

Andre Blake stopped two shots for Philadelphia (8-5-7) to tie Nashville’s Joe Willis and Colorado’s William Yarbrough for the MLS shutout lead with eight.

Bedoya banged home a header in the 67th minute