As festive as Dec. 2023 was for Dodgers fans, a dark scandal soon followed Ohtani’s now-former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Mizuhara stole nearly $17 million from Ohtani to fund his secret and illegal ...

Mathew Bowyer, the illegal bookmaker charged in the gambling scandal concerning Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, maintains that he doesn't know whether the Los Angeles ...

LOS ANGELES--Federal authorities allege Ippei Mizuhara, the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, stole more than $16 million from the two-way baseball ...

Never talked to Ohtani. Never once sought the truth. “I never had a discission with Ippei directly on who’s making the bets," says Bowyer, who originally met Mizuhara at a private poker game in 2021 ...

Ippei Mizuhara’s history with Shohei Ohtani Prior to the scandal, Mizuhara had served as Ohtani’s interpreter since the two-way star made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Angels in 2018.

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 ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have long since moved past the Ippei Mizuhara gambling scandal that rocked the organization at the beginning of the 2024 season. Shohei Ohtani found himself connected to an ...

More news: Dodgers' Blake Snell Shoulder Injury Has Bothered Him For Longer Than Expected Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani's former interpreter, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing almost $17 ...

Ippei Mizuhara stole nearly $17 million from Ohtani's account to make illegal sports bets, including impersonating the three-time MVP and using his name to make multiple six-figure wire transfers.