Unbelievable that Los Angeles Dodgers could let go of great player Shohei Ohtani despite a $120 million bid

Unbelievable that Los Angeles Dodgers could let go of great player Shohei Ohtani despite a $120 million bid

Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter for the Los Angeles Dodgers was let off on Wednesday afternoon due to concerns about wire transactions totaling at least $4.5 million that were made from Ohtani’s bank account to a bookmaking business.

ESPN was informed by numerous sources that Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s longtime friend and interpreter, accrued the gambling debts to a Southern California bookmaking enterprise that is currently the subject of a federal investigation. It all began when reporters began to grill him about the wire transactions.

At first, an Ohtani representative informed ESPN that the slugger had sent the money to pay off Mizuhara’s debt from gambling. In a 90-minute interview with ESPN on Tuesday night, the spokesperson gave Mizuhara the opportunity to thoroughly clarify his story. However, the spokesperson refuted Mizuhara’s allegation and stated Ohtani’s attorneys will provide a response when ESPN was ready to air the story on Wednesday.

“In the course of responding to recent media inquiries, we discovered that Shohei has been the victim of a massive theft, and we are turning the matter over to the authorities,” stated Berk Brettler LLP in a statement.

The spokesperson failed to respond to any more inquiries, and the statement did not identify the suspected theft perpetrator.

After the Berk Brettler remark, Mizuhara was questioned by ESPN on Wednesday afternoon if he had been accused of stealing. He replied he had been instructed he could not speak, but he would not identify by whom.

This week’s events occurred while federal authorities looked into the Southern California bookmaker Mathew Bowyer’s organization. Multiple sources and bank data that ESPN examined indicate that the wire transfers were made from Ohtani’s account to a Bowyer acquaintance. Ohtani does not gamble, according to a number of sources, including Mizuhara, who spoke with ESPN. The money also compensated Mizuhara’s losses.