Days after lawyers accused Shohei Ohtani's longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara of 'massive theft' to pay of gambling debts, Major League Baseball has announced that they are launching their own investigation.
Days after lawyers accused Shohei Ohtani's longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara of 'massive theft' to pay of gambling debts, Major League Baseball has announced that they are launching their own investigation into the Dodgers star player. 'Major League Baseball has been gathering information since we learned about the allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhari from the news media.
'Initially, a spokesman for Ohtani told ESPN the slugger had transferred the funds to cover Mizuhara's gambling debt. The spokesman presented Mizuhara to ESPN for a 90-minute interview Tuesday night, during which Mizuhara laid out his account in great detail,' Thompson wrote. 'However, as ESPN prepared to publish the story Wednesday, the spokesman disavowed Mizuhara's account and said Ohtani's lawyers would issue a statement.
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