The former interpreter to Shohei Ohtani, who admitted stealing almost $17 million from the Japanese baseball star to pay off illegal gambling debts, was sentenced to 57 months in prison on Thursday.
A former Japanese interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for embezzling $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to cover gambling debts. Despite ...
His agent, Nez Balelo, issued a midafternoon news release Saturday announcing the 10-year contract, ending months of speculation that began even before Ohtani became a free agent on Nov.
Ohtani, who signed a $700 million contract with the Dodgers in the 2023-24 offseason, didn't pitch in his first year with the club after having elbow surgery in September 2023. But he became the ...