The audio of Ippei Mizuhara’s phone call with the bank in which he impersonated Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to transfer himself $200,000 has been obtained and released by The Athletic.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Shohei Ohtani, was officially sentenced in court on Thursday for stealing millions of dollars from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off his ...

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 ...

Ippei Mizuhara, who was supposed to bridge the gap ... 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Off the field, Mizuhara was Ohtani’s friend and confidant. He famously resigned from the Los ...

Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced to nearly five years in prison on Thursday for stealing about $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, according to ESPN. Mizuhara was Ohtani’s ...

Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced to 57 months for stealing nearly $17 million from Dodgers' star Shohei Ohtani. Mizuhara also agreered to pay more than $18 million in restitution. Mizuhara contended ...

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter convicted ... As Ohtani's interpreter, de facto handler and friend since the Los Angeles Dodgers star came to the U.S. in 2018, Mizuhara covered his losses ...

Despite Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's achievements and accolades, one controversy has followed him during his stint with the NL West team. In March 2024, his former translator, Ippei Mizuhara ...

As Shohei Ohtani was beginning his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara became an the center of an illegal sports gambling scandal. Mizuhara was ...

His translator, Ippei Mizuhara, has a federal court sentencing hearing set for Thursday afternoon for taking almost $17 million from the Dodgers player. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI ...

J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los ...

FILE - Ippei Mizuhara, center, the former interpreter for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player Shohei Ohtani, leaves federal court in Santa Ana, Calif., Tuesday, June 4, 2024, after pleading ...