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 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, Shohei Ohtani‘s former interpreter, has been sentenced to five years in prison for siphoning millions of dollars from the superstar baseball player, NBC News reported on Thursday.

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 ...

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 ...

In March 2024, his former translator, Ippei Mizuhara, admitted to the team that he had a gambling addiction. He was then subsequently fired and was replaced by Will Ireton as interpreter.

Ippei Mizuhara, who was supposed to bridge the gap between the Japanese athlete and his English-speaking teammates and fans, was sentenced in federal court in Santa Ana, California, after pleading ...