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 […]
Mookie Betts says Shohei Ohtani drama won’t be a distraction
Mookie Betts insisted the gambling spree involving Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter won’t deter the Dodgers, the favorites to win the World Series, as MLB’s official Opening Day begins Thursday. “No, no, no, no.” Betts recently told TMZ. It can be distracting. “We focus on the business, we work on the business, that’s all we follow […]
Shohei Ohtani without ‘buffer’ with Ippei Mizuhara fired: Dave Roberts
As questions linger over the status of Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has announced that he hopes to have a positive impact on the baseball superstar’s connection with his new teammates. An attempt was made to change the overall direction in a positive direction. Mizuhara was Ohtani’s closest friend in […]
Shohei Ohtani Denies Making Sports Bets, Calls Former Interpreter a Liar
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani faced the media on Monday and categorically denied ever betting on sports. He also called his friend and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara a liar. Mizuhara is accused of placing illegal bets on non-baseball sporting events with a bookie named Matthew Bowyer. According to Otani’s lawyer, Mizuhara ran up $4.5 million in […]
Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s gambling accusations response needs to go much further
To believe baseball’s biggest star when he says that the sport hasn’t had the biggest gambling scandal since Pete Rose and perhaps since the 1919 Black Sox, you have to believe him on Clueless. I’m going to consider the current explanation for Shohei Ohtani, which is basically that he’s a sucker and a fool. He […]
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 says he never bet on sports, ‘shocked’ by scandal
Shohei Otani has broken his silence regarding the gambling scandal involving his longtime translator Ippei Mizuhara. Ohtani read a prepared statement to reporters at Dodger Stadium on Monday afternoon before an exhibition game against the Angels and declined to answer questions from the media. “I have never bet on baseball or any other sport, I […]
Shohei Ohtani says he has ‘never’ bet on sports, calls ex-interpreter’s story ‘complete lie’
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has publicly addressed the gambling scandal involving his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, saying he has never bet on sports and that Mizuhara’s story is complete, saying he has paid off $4.5 million in gambling debts. said that it was a fabrication. “I’ve never bet on baseball or any other […]
Shohei Ohtani to address gambling, theft allegations against ex-interpreter
Monday will be the first time Shohei Ohtani will address the illegal gambling and theft allegations against his former interpreter and friend Ippei Mizuhara, and will likely provide his teammates with insight for the first time. The Dodgers star hasn’t spoken to the team as a whole since the news broke last Wednesday, manager Dave […]
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani to Address Former Interpreter’s Gambling Allegations Monday
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will confront the media on Monday about the gambling controversy swirling around his friend and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. The Dodgers confirmed that Ohtani will speak about the matter on Monday. Lawyers representing Otani claim that Mizuhara accumulated $4.5 million in debt through illegal gambling and stole money from Otani to […]