Shohei Ohtani’s offseason was so eventful that he got married, signed a $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and adopted a puppy. He could’ve done without the added drama of Ippei Mizuhara, his longtime interpreter and confidant, using $4.5 million of his money to pay off illegal sports gambling debts.
What we know about the situation is that $4.5 million in wire transfers was sent to Mathew…