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How Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter allegedly stole millions

The depth of the deception orchestrated by Shohei Otani’s former interpreter has been revealed. Ippei Mizuhara allegedly stole at least $4.5 million by changing Ohtani’s bank settings so that the Dodgers two-way phenom would not receive notifications about the trade, an amount that was larger than originally thought. It is said that there is a […]

Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter expected to plead guilty in fraud case: report

Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is reportedly expected to plead guilty to fraud charges for allegedly stealing money from the MLB star to pay off gambling debts. Otani said he was unaware of Mizuhara’s alleged gambling problem or that $4.5 million was stolen. According to a report in the New York Times, authorities believe […]

Shohei Ohtani’s first Dodgers home run comes with controversy

Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run with the Dodgers on Wednesday night, but ended up receiving the ball from a fan for a pittance. And now this supporter and her husband believe the team “took advantage of her” when the Dodgers secured the ball for the Japanese superstar. In the bottom of the seventh […]

Shohei Ohtani’s first Dodger Stadium hit turns into disaster

Shohei Ohtani’s numbers after his first at-bat at Dodger Stadium included one hit and a missed run. In Thursday’s game against the Cardinals, Mookie Betts led off with a walk in the bottom of the first inning, and Ohtani threw the ball down the right field line and it rolled into the wall. He circled […]

Shohei Ohtani’s side of gambling scandal story doesn’t add up

Shohei Ohtani spoke to the media Monday night in his first appearance since news broke of the bizarre and swirling gambling scandal that bears the Dodgers star’s name. A series of statements and accusations finally revealed that former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara was involved in theft and fraud, suspected of stealing $4.5 million from Ohtani to […]

Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara’s bio had alleged lies

Shohei Ohtani’s translator may have bet years ago that no one would fact-check his MLB staff history. If so, he was wrong. Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s close friend and now fired English-Japanese translator, allegedly stole $4.5 million from the Dodgers superstar to cover his own gambling losses. Shohei Otani (right) and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara (left) […]

Shohei Ohtani’s camp wants you to believe he’s a financial dimwit

One game into superstar Shohei Ohtani’s tenure with the Dodgers, the glorious story of a unique and all-time great ballplayer joining a superteam took a strange and unfortunate turn. And I’m still not sure what to make of it. It all started when Ohtani’s lawyer released a statement saying that Ohtani was the “victim of […]