Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, sentenced to 57 months in jail
Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter Ippei Mizhara went to the bullpen from Duggout on Thursday. Judge John W. Holcomb sentenced Mizhara to 57 months in prison and ordered him to pay $18 million in reparations. He reports to prison on March 24th. Mizuhara pleaded guilty to bank fraud last year and filed a false tax return […]
Ippei Mizuhara pretended to be Shohei Ohtani during wire transfer attempt
Ippei Mizuhara, a former interplatter for Shohei Ohtani, pretended to be the Dodgers superstar on a call to the bank as he tried to clear a $200,000 wire transfer from one of the ballplayer's accounts. Athletic has been released An audio clip from the Department of Justice referenced in a court filing in which federal […]
Shohei Ohtani’s Ippei Mizuhara saga takes $325K baseball card twist
Shohei Ohtani is petitioning a judge to take ownership of $325,000 worth of baseball cards that the baseball star's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, allegedly purchased using Ohtani's money. Mizuhara pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing about $17 million from Ohtani earlier this year in a scandal that shocked Major League Baseball just before the […]