Representatives of Shohei Ohtani said the baseball superstar had been the victim of 'a massive theft,' reported to involve millions of dollars allegedly stolen by the Japanese ace's interpreter to place bets with a suspected illegal bookmaker.
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on in the dugout during a game against the Chicago White Sox at the Camelback Ranch on February 27, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona.LOS ANGELES – Representatives of Shohei Ohtani said Wednesday the baseball superstar had been the victim of "a massive theft," reported to involve millions of dollars allegedly stolen by the Japanese ace's interpreter to place bets with a suspected illegal bookmaker.
Although the statement did not name Mizuhara, multiple outlets reported the Dodgers fired him on Wednesday. ESPN said that multiple sources, including Mizuhara himself, told ESPN that Ohtani doesn't gamble and that the funds covered Mizuhara's losses. Japan's Ohtani, who has been likened to a modern-day version of Babe Ruth, joined the Dodgers in December in a 10-year deal worth $700 million after playing six Major League Baseball seasons with the Los Angeles Angels.According to the Times, federal agents raided Bowyer's Orange County, California, home last year.
Mizuhara, who was born in Japan but was brought up in Southern California, became Ohtani's personal interpreter when he signed with the Angels in 2017 and followed him to the Dodgers.Ohtani's revelation in February that he had gotten married captivated Japan, and his every move this week in South Korea has been headline news.
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