Stephen A. Smith is facing backlash comments he made about Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani. During Monday’s episode of ESPN’s First Take, Smith …
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ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Apologizes After Criticizing Shohei Ohtani's English
The top editorial personality on ESPN, Stephen A. Smith, apologized after his commentary about Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani drew intense criticism. On Monday's "First Take," Smith questioned Ohtani's marketability as the face of Major League Baseball because the Japanese hitter and pitcher answers most questions asked in English through an interpreter. In a follow-up social media video, Smith said people were misinterpreting his words. He later posted a written apology on Twitter.
"My segment on Ohtani this morning on First Take, people are misinterpreting what I'm saying." People occasionally say problematic things on live …
Stephen A. Smith has a habit of doing this thing where he says really dumb shit a lot. His takes aren’t just bad these days, they are downright …
ESPN host opens mouth on Shohei Ohtani, spews racist, xenophobic bile
ESPN’s First Take is a bad show by design. The entire mission behind the show’s manufactured debate between Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman is to draw viewership with its pure outlandishness. But on Monday, Smith crossed the line from bad sports takes into straight-up xenophobia. Ahead of Monday’s …
A tremendous first half has transformed Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels into a superstar. Between leading the majors in home runs (33) and posting a 3.49 ERA on the mound, Ohtani is baseball's most successful two-way player in decades, perhaps a century. And he will be a heavy presence in …
Less than 24 hours after participating in the Home Run Derby, Shohei Ohtani will bat leadoff for the American League and then take the mound as the …
SEATTLE -- Shohei Ohtani's major league-leading 33rd home run of the season Friday night put him in rare company in the history of the Mariners' …
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