LOS ANGELES – One in all baseball’s most iconic friendships is reportedly in jeopardy as a bombshell report from the Los Angeles Occasions reveals interpreter Ippei Mizuhara could have been benefiting from Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.Â
In keeping with the LA Occasions, Ohtani’s attorneys are accusing Mizuhara of being concerned in a “huge theft” of the 2-time MVP’s cash to put bets with an unlawful bookie. FOX 11 obtained the next assertion from Ohtani’s attorneys shortly after the LA Occasions information broke:
“In the middle of responding to latest media inquiries, we found that Shohei has been the sufferer of a large theft and we’re turning the matter over to the authorities.”
The Dodgers fired Mizuhara shortly after the LA Occasions and ESPN’s bombshell studies concerning the interpreter had been revealed on Wednesday.Â
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The allegations comes because the LA Occasions studies the alleged bookie tied to Mizuhara, Mathew Bowyer, is below federal investigation.Â
“Ohtani’s representatives regarded into the actions of the interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, in response to The Occasions’ queries, a supply near the matter stated. Two sources advised the newspaper that the cash concerned was within the hundreds of thousands of {dollars},” the LA Occasions report learn, partially.
ESPN’s report says Mizuhara was linked to a federal investigation the place no less than $4.5 million in wire transfers had been pulled from Ohtani’s checking account for alleged playing functions. The ESPN report provides Mizuhara spoke with the Dodgers after Wednesday’s season opener to confess he has a playing habit.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Mizuhara has not made any bulletins or made any feedback on his social media pages.
Ohtani and Mizuhara had labored collectively and shared the locker room going again to the 2-way star’s taking part in days with Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan. The 2 spent all six seasons along with the Los Angeles Angels earlier than transferring up the 5 Freeway as a bundle deal to affix the Dodgers.
Mizuhara has made a reputation for himself as Ohtani’s longtime sidekick. Throughout his stint with the Halos, Angels followers gave him a standing ovation when the workforce employees had been launched throughout Opening Day.
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Mizuhara was final seen within the Dodgers’ dugout when the Boys in Blue performed the Korean nationwide workforce in an exhibition sport in Seoul.