CNN
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Faced with growing attention over a theft and gambling scandal, baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani on Monday adamantly denied betting on any sport or paying a bookie and placed the blame for the improprieties squarely on his former interpreter who the twice MVP alleged was stealing money from his account.
Ohtani, who during the offseason signed baseball’s richest contract with World Series favorites Los Angeles Dodgers, told reporters he didn’t know money – reportedly millions – was being sent from one of his bank accounts to a bookmaker until five days ago when he met one-on-one with his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara…
