Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter Ippei Mizuhara has been fired by the team amid allegations he had engaged in 'massive theft' from the player
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter Ippei Mizuhara has been fired by the team amid allegations he had engaged in 'massive theft' from the player to pay off gambling debts, multiple news outlets have reported. Ohtani's attorneys told the LA Times that Mizuhara had used the ballplayer's funds to pay off an alleged illegal bookmaker, who is reportedly under federal investigation.
reported that at least $4.5m had been transferred from Ohtani's account to a Southern California gambling operation. 'In the course of responding to recent media inquiries, we discovered that Shohei has been the victim of a massive theft, and we are turning the matter over to the authorities,' law firm Berk Brettler LLP said in a statement.
on Tuesday, he initially said that Ohtani had agreed to cover his gambling debts. A day later, however, he told the sports broadcast network Ohtani did not know about the gambling debts and had not transferred money to the bookmaker's associate. 'Obviously, this is all my fault, everything I've done,' Mizuhara told
on Wednesday. 'I'm ready to face all the consequences.' Mizuhara told his bets were on international soccer, the NBA, the NFL and college football but never baseball. The Dodgers on Wednesday confirmed to Reuters that Mizuhara had been fired. 'The Dodgers are aware of media reports and are gathering information,' a spokesperson for the team said. At a news conference in Seoul on Thursday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts declined to comment on the case but said Ohtani woiuld play in the second game against the San Diego Padres as planned.
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