One of the photos became a meme over the weekend ... It seems highly unlikely for many reasons that Ohtani would have racked up the gambling debt himself. He could still face MLB discipline ...

Months after the betting scandal involving Shohei Ohtani's interpreter, one former player is speaking out and believes the ...

Questions about wire transfers totaling $4.5 million from Shohei Ohtani’s account to a bookmaker led to the Wednesday firing of his Los Angeles Dodgers interpreter, raising concerns about Ohtani ...

“Mr. Mizuhara did all this to feed his insatiable appetite for illegal sports gambling,” Estrada said. “There’s no indication Mr. Ohtani authorized the $16 million from his account to the ...

Monday will mark the first time that Shohei Ohtani will address the illegal gambling and theft allegations against his former interpreter and friend Ippei Mizuhara — perhaps giving his teammates ...

was fired for an alleged theft from Ohtani's bank accounts to cover illegal gambling losses. Those gambling debts were to an illegal bookmaker in Orange County who was under IRS investigation.

After Shohei Ohtani's press conference on Monday, at least one conspiracy theory about his gambling scandal has been debunked. Shohei Ohtani went all-in against his former interpreter Ippei ...

Mizuhara siphoned millions from Ohtani's bank account, to which he had direct access, to fund his sports gambling, which is illegal in California. Between December 2021 and January 2024 ...

Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, sent a letter to Judge John W. Holcomb, asking for leniency in his sentencing and outlining the reasons for his gambling issues. Mizuhara ...

He further added Mizuhara “wishes to apologize to Mr. Ohtani, the Dodgers, Major League Baseball, and his family.” According to the criminal complaint filed in the gambling scandal ...