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Last Updated: March 26, 2024, 00:00 IST
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Shohei Ohtani is about to make his first public feedback Monday since his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was fired following allegations of unlawful playing and theft from the Los Angeles Dodgers star.
LOS ANGELES: Shohei Ohtani is about to make his first public feedback Monday since his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was fired following allegations of unlawful playing and theft from the Los Angeles Dodgers star.
Mizuhara was fired by the Dodgers final week when the crew opened the season with two video games towards the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea.
Mizuhara was let go from the crew following reviews from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to an unlawful bookmaker and claims from Ohtani’s attorneys that the Japanese star had been the sufferer of a “massive theft.”
Major League Baseball has opened an investigation of the matter. The Internal Revenue Service has confirmed that Mizuhara and Mathew Bowyer, the alleged unlawful bookmaker in Orange County, California, are underneath prison investigation.
Mizuhara advised ESPN he had playing money owed that totaled nicely over $1 million and initially mentioned Ohtani had paid these off at Mizuhara’s request. He later modified his story, telling ESPN that Ohtani had no information of the playing money owed and had not transferred any cash to bookmakers. Ohtani’s attorneys have mentioned Ohtani was the sufferer of a “massive theft.”
The Associated Press has been unable attain Mizuhara for remark. It shouldn’t be clear if he has an legal professional. Mizuhara was with the crew in South Korea up till his firing. It’s unknown if he left the nation.
Will Ireton, the Dodgers’ efficiency operations supervisor, has taken over translation duties for Ohtani. He beforehand did the identical for then-Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda, who’s Japanese.
On Sunday, Manager Dave Roberts endorsed Ohtani addressing the matter publicly. He mentioned it was the 2-method famous person’s determination to take action.
“It’s the right thing to do,” Roberts mentioned. “I’m happy he’s going to speak and speak to what he knows and give his thoughts on the whole situation. I think it will give us all a little bit more clarity.”
Ohtani can be anticipated to play in exhibition video games Monday in Los Angeles and Tuesday in Anaheim, the place he was a two-time AL MVP earlier than leaving the Angels as a free agent to signal a document $700 million, 10-12 months contract with the Dodgers in December.
Roberts mentioned Ohtani has not addressed his teammates as a gaggle.
“I think that he’s had one-off conversations with players,” Roberts mentioned.
The supervisor mentioned he checked in with Ohtani to see how he’s doing.
“He’s kind of business as usual,” Roberts mentioned.
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