EVIL EYE

MLB Reporter Speaks Out About Viral ‘Death Glare’ to Cameraman

“They said I looked like Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston,” he quipped.

Fox Sports’ MLB field reporter Ken Rosenthal addressed a viral moment in which he appeared to glare at a cameraman after a collision. Video footage emerged of Rosenthal getting knocked backwards while interviewing Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Andruw Monasterio on Sunday, sending him tumbling into a nearby photographer and knocking him off his feet. But rather than help the photographer up, Rosenthal was instead caught flashing the cameraman a dirty look before turning his back on him and returning to the interview. Fans were aghast at the reporter’s “death stare” and tore into him for his perceived callousness, but during an appearance on Monday night’s Foul Territory, Rosenthal set the record straight. “I must admit, when I looked at the video, I was surprised at how upset I appeared. I was more confused than anything,” he explained. Rosenthal said he couldn’t immediately offer the cameraman, Scott Paulus, his support as he was still broadcasting live, but as soon as the cameras stopped rolling, he rushed over to apologize “profusely” to him and said he felt “awful” about the incident.

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