Topline
Los Angeles Dodger star Shohei Ohtani told reporters Monday his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, had stolen money from his bank account and “told lies,” distancing himself from Mizuhara and denying that he knowingly covered Mizuhara’s gambling losses in his first public comments on the matter—as the interpreter faces investigations after allegedly using Ohtani’s money to pay off millions in gambling debt.
Ohtani’s conference took place at 2:45 p.m. PST on Monday. (Photo by DAVID SWANSON / AFP) (Photo by … [+]
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Ohtani said in a statement to reporters translated by an interpreter he was “beyond shocked” by the situation, insisting he did not…
