Dodgers fire Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara

 

MLB Season officially starts next week on March 28, 2024 but until then, there is no lack of MLB drama.  Back in the news is Shohei Ohtani who was one of the most sought-after free agents in sports history. However, this time around it is not good news as the Dodgers fire Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.

According to the Dodgers, Ippei Mizuhara was fired from the Dodgers because Ohtani’s representatives accused Mizuhara of engaging in a massive theft with Ohtani’s money.  Sports betting websites says that Mizuhara allegedly stole around $4.5 million to cover his gambling debts.

Sports betting software news say that Mizuhara was using the player’s money to place bets with a bookie known as Mathew Bowyer. Bowyer was and is currently under federal investigation.

The story came to light Fed noticed that Ohtani’s name was on bank record for 2 $500,000 wire transfers to Ippei’s bookie. According to Mizuhara, he said that it was done after Ohtani agreed to cover his 4.5 million sports betting debt.

What was Shohei Ohtani’s Involvement

Now that Ippei Mizuhara is no longer with him, many questions remain as to Shohei Ohtani betting involvement. The rumors are floating around everywhere on the internet about Ohtani’s involvement. However, Mizuhara said on Wednesday that Ohtani had no knowledge of his gambling activity, debts or attempts to pay them. Instead, Ohtani chose to help his friend and interpreter by paying off his debt as long as he never did it again.

According to sportsbook reviews, What confuses people is because of what was said during the ESPN interview that took place last Tuesday. Ohtani’s team said that Ohtani had no knowledge of the gambling debt and did not make the transfer.

But on the other hand, Mizuhara said that Ohtani had agreed to pay his debts and made the transfer for him. Therefore, it leaves many questions as to the actual involvement Ohtani. This is because in one story, his team is saying that Ohtani was helping Mizuhara pays his debt and in the other one, they are accusing him of theft.

Either way, this could not have come at a worse time for and bookies that are preparing for the baseball season.

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