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ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith Apologizes After Saying Shohei Ohtani’s Need For An Interpreter Is ‘Harming The Game’

Joe Morgan
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith Apologizes After Saying Shohei Ohtani’s Need For An Interpreter Is ‘Harming The Game’
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Stephen A. Smith is paid to talk, and he does so very well. But every once in a while, all that talking can get you in trouble. 

On Monday, Smith was on ESPN’s “First Take” — as he is every weekday — when the topic of Los Angeles Angels star pitcher and hitter Shohei Ohtani was brought up. Smith was asked if it was good for Major League Baseball that Ohtani has become the sport’s number one attraction. Smith — well known for never holding back — took a controversial angle. 

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