Stephen A. Smith Apologizes for Xenophobic Rant Towards Shohei Ohtani
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Stephen A. Smith responded to the mounting backlash on his Twitter page regarding a hot take he disseminated on ESPN s
First Take Monday.
Stephen A. Smith and co-host Max Kellerman were talking about Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani and his impact on MLB s rating spike when the two were asked if it s good for Major League Baseball that Ohtani is the top attraction.
During his response, Stephen A. said Ohtani s language barrier was an issue if Ohtani is expected to increase the sport s popularity domestically. The fact that you got a foreign player that doesn t speak English, that needs an interpreter, believe it or not, I think contributes to harming the game to some degree, when that s your box-office appeal, he said. It needs to be somebody like Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, those guys. Unfortunately at this moment in time, that s not the case.When you talk about an audien
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