Shohei Ohtani the new Pete Rose?

[Rev]

This is hilarious. Need the story to become a scandal.

 

[triplehate]

I respect him more now. You pitching and hitting you betting on yourself to make a difference

 

[FaTaL]

How much is the interpreter getting paid to fall on the sword?

 

[10bandz]

Ohtani's interpreter fired, 'massive theft' alleged

The interpreter for the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was fired Wednesday after questions surrounding at least $4.5 million in wire transfers sent from Ohtani's bank account to a bookmaking operation set off a series of events.

www.espn.com

Initially, a spokesman for Ohtani told ESPN the slugger had transferred the funds to cover Mizuhara's gambling debt. The spokesman presented Mizuhara to ESPN for a 90-minute interview Tuesday night, during which Mizuhara laid out his account in great detail. However, as ESPN prepared to publish the story Wednesday, the spokesman disavowed Mizuhara's account and said Ohtani's lawyers would issue a statement.

"In the course of responding to recent media inquiries, we discovered that Shohei has been the victim of a massive theft, and we are turning the matter over to the authorities," read the statement from Berk Brettler LLP.

During the Tuesday interview arranged by Ohtani's spokesman, Mizuhara, 39, told ESPN that he asked Ohtani, 29, last year to pay off his gambling debt, which multiple sources said had ballooned to at least $4.5 million. Mizuhara said that he previously had placed bets via DraftKings and assumed bets placed through Bowyer were legal.

"Obviously, he [Ohtani] wasn't happy about it and said he would help me out to make sure I never do this again," Mizuhara said. "He decided to pay it off for me.

"I want everyone to know Shohei had zero involvement in betting. I want people to know I did not know this was illegal. I learned my lesson the hard way. I will never do sports betting ever again."

But on Wednesday afternoon, Mizuhara told ESPN that Ohtani had no knowledge of his gambling debts and that Ohtani had not transferred money to the bookmaker's associate.

Sus as fukk....

 

[FaTaL]

Ohtani's interpreter fired, 'massive theft' alleged

The interpreter for the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was fired Wednesday after questions surrounding at least $4.5 million in wire transfers sent from Ohtani's bank account to a bookmaking operation set off a series of events.

www.espn.com

Sus as fukk....

We’re about to find out if mlb is really real about gambling or not.

 

[MenacingMonk]

Ohtani doesn’t look like a gambler and an idiot.

Edit: got dammit, the evidence doesn’t look good. Why must shyt always go bad for the Doyers?

 

[10bandz]

We’re about to find out if mlb is really real about gambling or not.

Well if Shohei is dirty and they cover it up, it sets a bad precedent because with the way sports betting is taking over there'll be more athletes including MLB players caught up in this kinda shyt going forward. it's gonna be an issue for all the leagues.

 

[chineebai]

Ohtani doesn’t seem like the gambling type. He lived in a 2 bd apartment while playin for the angels and doesn’t seem to have a lavish lifestyle. Is it possible that ippei is just a fall guy? Yeah. But most likely ippei got into debt and shohei being best friends with him generously paid it off for him. Albeit, in the worst possible way.

 

[FaTaL]

Ohtani doesn’t look like a gambler and an idiot.

Edit: got dammit, the evidence doesn’t look good. Why must shyt always go bad for the Doyers?

Sure he does, he looks like a guy who can’t even get one lie right

 

[Trojan 24]

Shohei the King of LA, he untouchable

 

[Osmar]

Ohtani when over 79.5 wins wasn't hitting for the Angels

 

[MenacingMonk]

Sure he does, he looks like a guy who can’t even get one lie right

Regarding what he said about paying off a gambling debt for the interpreter? I don’t know what’s going on, but if that was the lie to “save face,” I don’t think Ohtani would botch that.

 

[Trojan 24]

Pour one out for Ippei

 

[neph27]

The interpreter fukked up when he admitted that $$$ went directly from Ohtani, in Ohtani name, disguised as a "loan" to a California (illegal) based bookie. Period. That's why his team walked that shyt back and is freaking out.

 

[10bandz]

The interpreter fukked up when he admitted that $$$ went directly from Ohtani, in Ohtani name, disguised as a "loan" to a California (illegal) based bookie. Period. That's why his team walked that shyt back and is freaking out.

But it was Shohei's spokesman who led Ippei to that ESPN interview last night. So whatever Ippei said, Ohtani's team was initially in support of it. I guess the lawyers just came in last second and switched it up .