Clemson picks up new commitment

Erik Bakich and the Clemson baseball program picked up a new verbal commitment Friday. Jack Morris – a class of 2024 pitcher from Shakopee (Minnesota) – announced his commitment to the Tigers via social media. I am excited and grateful to announce …

Erik Bakich and the Clemson baseball program picked up a new verbal commitment Friday.

Jack Morris — a class of 2024 pitcher from Shakopee (Minnesota) — announced his commitment to the Tigers via social media.

I am excited and grateful to announce my commitment to continue my academic and athletic career playing baseball at Clemson University!” he wrote in a Twitter post. “I would like to thank my Mash Baseball, Tony Vocca, Brandon Peterson, Tom Schleper, Kelly Bruneau, and family for supporting me! Go Tigers!”

You can check out some clips of Morris below:

Dear Old Clemson is excited to announce a limited edition football and poster signed by Clemson’s Avengers.

Now there is a new way you can support Clemson student-athletes. Purchase collectibles from Dear Old Clemson and the proceeds with go to support Clemson student-athletes. Visit Dear Old Clemson to find out how you can help!

 

 

Tigers analyst Jack Morris apologizes for horribly racist mock accent during Shohei Ohtani’s at-bat

This is awful.

Hall of Famer and Detroit Tigers analyst for Bally Sports Jack Morris was on the mic during Tuesday’s Tigers-Angels contest, when he was asked how he’d approach pitching to Shohei Ohtani.

His response? Using an accent to mock the AAPI community as he said, “Be very, very careful.”

Morris then apologized in the ninth inning: “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.”

“I did not intend for any offensive thing,” he continued, “and I apologize if I did. I certainly respect and have the utmost respect for this guy.”

It was awful, and there are many who didn’t find that apology — the old “if I offended anybody” — anywhere close to being enough.