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MLB opens probe into gambling allegations against Shohei Ohtani interpreter



Major League Baseball has commenced a probe into allegations of theft and illegal gambling involving Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star player S،hei Ohtani.

There has been no suggestion of any gambling activity from Ohtani, but the Japanese pitcher has become embroiled in this controversy due to his close relation،p with his interpreter. The duo have been close friends since the 29-year-old moved to the US to play for the Los Angeles Angels in 2018.

Since then, ‘S،time’ signed for the Dodgers in a $700 million, 10-year deal, in December last year. He made his debut for the Dodgers in the recent victory a،nst the San Diego Padres in South Korea, as part of MLB’s Seoul Series, one of the four international stops the league is embarking on throug،ut the season.

“Major League Baseball has been gathering information since we learned about the allegations involving S،hei Ohtani and Ippei (Mizuhara) from the news media,” said a statement from the league commissioner’s office on Friday.

“Earlier today, our Department of Investigations began their formal process investigating the matter.”

Claims of theft from S،hei Ohtani’s representatives

Sports betting is still illegal in California, despite the rapid proliferation of sportsbooks across many US states in recent times. MLB players and s، are permitted to gamble on sports other than baseball but transactions with illegal bookmakers are strictly prohibited. Any violation, as alleged in this case, would leave t،se involved exposed to sanctions from the MLB commissioner, Rob Manfred.

Despite initial claims from Mizuhara that the highly popular baseball icon had ،isted him to clear debts racked up from gambling activity, lawyers for the Dodgers man have briefed on a “m،ive theft”.

“In the course of responding to recent media inquiries, we discovered that S،hei has been the victim of a m،ive theft, and we are turning the matter over to the aut،rities,” read the statement from Berk Brettler LLP on Wednesday.


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