The two-time AL MVP reflected on his life with the Dodgers since ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara was fired amid his gambling scandal.
Shortly after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres in the Seoul Series opener, Shohei Ohtani and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara became entangled in a scandal due to illegal sports gambling.
Americans who played in Japan try to square the kind man they knew with the man accused of stealing millions.
Ippei Mizuhara was formally charged with felony bank fraud last Thursday, with federal authorities that he stole more than $16 million from Shohei Ohtani while working as his interpreter for the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers.
This week, we chat about the Mets’ turnaround over the past week, the revelations from the criminal complaint in the Mizuhara/Ohtani gambling scandal, and more.
The Dodgers stood by Shohei Ohtani even while there were lingering questions about whether he was involved in interpreter Ippei Mizuhara’s gambling scandal, and one member of the team explained why it was such an easy decision.
Mizuhara was charged with bank fraud in the latest twist in the story involving MLB's biggest star
Federal authorities formally filed a bank fraud charge against Ippei Mizuhara on Thursday, alleging he stole more than $16 million from Shohei Ohtani while working as his interpreter for the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Despite Thursday being an off day for Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was still in headlines due to former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara being formally charged for felony bank fraud.
Shohei Ohtani launched his 175th career home run, tying Hideki Matsui for the most home runs by a Japanese-born player in MLB history, and afterward did not take questions about his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.
Former translator for Shohei Ohtani, Ippei Mizuhara, has been charged with bank fraud. Mizuhara has been accused of stealing $16 million from Ohtani and using the money to wire illegal sports betting bookmakers.
Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, was formally charged with bank fraud on Thursday afternoon, with U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada laying out in great detail how federal authorities believe he allegedly stole more than $16 million.
Major League Baseball teams are likely to make one big change in the wake of the gambling scandal that ensnared Ippei Mizuhara.
Former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara surrendered to federal authorities in Los Angeles on Friday to face a charge of bank fraud for allegedly stealing more than $16 million from Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.
The former interpreter is accused of stealing more than $16 million from Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani over two years.
More and more details from Ippei Mizuhara’s swindling of Shohei Ohtani have begun to emerge. One particular three-day exchange between the former translator and his bookmaker perhaps sums up how crippling Mizuhara’s addiction — and willingness to steal from Ohtani — was.
Ippei Mizuhara was formally charged with federal bank fraud on Thursday morning, with U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada detailing how he allegedly stole more than $16 million from Shohei Ohtani as part of illegal gambling activity.
Explosive new details have emerged surrounding two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani and his former longtime interpreter's gambling controversy.
Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has been charged with bank fraud to finance a “voracious appetite for illegal sports betting,” per Sam Blum of The Athletic.
The ongoing drama involving Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, accused of stealing millions from the star, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday.
Ohtani has publicly accused him — a longtime friend — of stealing from his accounts to pay off gambling debts which the interpreter had accrued.
On Monday, Dodgers pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani addressed the media for the first time since his former translator, Ippei Mizuhara, was fired. We have just as many questions now as we had before.
Star two-way player Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers read a statement Monday in relation to Ippei Mizuhara, his former translator and friend. Mizuhara was fired last week amid his involvement with an illegal sports gambling operation.
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