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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 was victim of fraud, ex-interpreter expected to plead guilty to federal crimes

Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter is under federal surveillance. Ippei Mizuhara, who was fired by the Dodgers in March for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from Ohtani to cover sports gambling debts, is “in negotiations” to plead guilty to federal crimes. According to a report in Wednesday’s New York Times. TMZ reported this, citing law enforcement […]

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 crushes first home run with Dodgers vs. rival Giants

Shohei Ohtani’s first home run for the Dodgers came against Los Angeles’ biggest rival. The two-time MVP hit his first long ball in his new home in the seventh inning of Wednesday night’s game against the Giants, extending the Dodgers’ lead in a close ball game that the Dodgers won 5-4. Ohtani didn’t get off […]

Shohei Ohtani flops in first big Dodgers moment in loss to Cardinals

LOS ANGELES — Paul Goldschmidt grounded out Mookie Betts’ home run for the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, Los Angeles tied it in the ninth, and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Dodgers 6-5 on Saturday night. With the final out and bases loaded, Shohei Otani jumped out. The Cardinals scored five runs in […]

Rob Manfred hopes for ‘short’ Shohei Ohtani probe, but ‘I just don’t know’

Rob Manfred knows his hopes for a quick investigation into Shohei Ohtani may be unreasonable. Since last week, Ohtani has been embroiled in a complicated scandal. In that scandal, his longtime interpreter and friend Ippei Mizuhara was accused of siphoning $4.5 million from the Dodgers slugger to pay off gambling debts to an alleged illegal […]