Federal prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of four years and nine months for Ippei Mizuhara, who was supposed to bridge the gap between Ohtani and his English-speaking teammates and fans as ...

Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced to 57 months for stealing nearly $17 million from Dodgers' star Shohei Ohtani. Mizuhara also agreered to pay more than $18 million in restitution. Mizuhara contended ...

The scandal surrounding Ippei Mizuhara shocked baseball fans from the U.S. to Japan when the news broke in March. Mizuhara will plead guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing ...

As Shohei Ohtani was beginning his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara became an the center of an illegal sports gambling scandal. Mizuhara was ...

In addition to the sentence Ippei Mizuhara was also ordered to pay restitution of more than $18.1 million. Mizuhara pleaded guilty in June to one federal count each of bank fraud and subscribing ...

Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced to nearly five years in prison on Thursday for stealing about $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, according to ESPN. Mizuhara was Ohtani’s ...

In March 2024, his former translator, Ippei Mizuhara, admitted to the team that he had a gambling addiction. He was then subsequently fired and was replaced by Will Ireton as interpreter.