Actor J.K. Simmons had funny line about Trout and Ohtani

Many baseball fans were first introduced to actor J.K. Simmons when he played Detroit Tigers manager Frank Perry in “For the Love of the Game,” and Simmons clearly remembers the role quite well.

Simmons attended Monday night’s game between the Los Angeles Angels and Tigers, who are his hometown team. He was interviewed by Bally Sports West during the sixth inning. Before the interview ended, one of the announcers asked Simmons if he thinks Billy Chapel would be able to shut down Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. Simmons, who had just praised both Angels stars during the interview, said that would not be a problem.