The Dodgers were playing the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea, last March when a bombshell was revealed: Ohtani's ...

LOS ANGELES - Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, who admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodger slugger's bank account to pay off illegal gambling debts, was ...

Ippei Mizuhara, 40, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $18 million. That figure includes restitution to Shohei Ohtani of $16,975,010 and to the ...

The two-way superstar led the team to a World Series title in his debut season and brought in an estimated $70 million worth of incremental sponsorship revenue last year. In addition to his contract ...

After the Dodgers fired Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani commented on the situation ... So up until that team meeting, I didn’t know Ippei had a gambling addiction and was in massive debt.

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter ... Mizuhara pled guilty last year on fraud charges in one of the biggest gambling scandals in sports history, stealing millions from Ohtani ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers tried to sign Shohei Ohtani ahead of the 2018 season. However, he was not too impressed with the club's meeting, later singing with the Los Angeles Angels.