LOS ANGELES. New revelations regarding the case involving Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, have come to light following the release of a podcast series that features an unpublished interview in which he claimed that the Japanese star initially agreed to help him pay off a multi-million dollar gambling debt.
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According to the recording, Mizuhara recounted that he approached Ohtani when his debt to an illegal bookmaker became unsustainable. In the interview, he stated that the Dodgers player agreed to cover the amount and that he preferred to make the payment directly to prevent…