A look at the circumstances that have been surrounding Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter over the last week.
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and the Dodgers might want to rethink having 'Betts-Ohtani' batting 1-2 in their lineup. Well, that was an unexpected few days. In case you were vacationing in Atlantis, Shohei Ohtani was linked to controversy. Ohtani said his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, allegedly owed millions to a bookie, and the debt was paid off using funds from Ohtani's bank account.
contacts Ohtani's agent, Nez Balelo, and asks about Ohtani's name appearing on two wire transfers totaling $1 million. The transfers were sent last September and October to alleged illegal bookie Mathew Bowyer. A crisis-communications spokesman for Ohtani hours later says Ohtani paid the debts on behalf of Mizuhara.
reported Andrew Friedman said Ohtani helped cover Mizuhara's losses. On the way back to the hotel, Ohtani starts asking questions about what had been said in the clubhouse, Ohtani said, and that's when his representatives say Ohtani told them he didn't recognize Mizuhara's version of the events.
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