Posted on 03/21/2024 7:48:32 AM PDT by fhayek
Baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani's long-time interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers after allegations of theft connected to illegal gambling.
According to ESPN, at least $4.5m (£3.5m) was transferred from Ohtani's bank account to a bookmaker. Ohtani is not accused of wrongdoing. Mr Mizuhara spoke to the sports network about his gambling debts on Tuesday. The news comes as Ohtani made his regular season debut with the Dodgers. The team's senior communications director has told the BBC that they are gathering information and that they "can confirm that interpreter Ippei Mizuhara has been terminated".
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They started the baseball season in Seoul yesterday. Welcome to LA, Shohei!
Seppuku soon?.....................
BTW he can speak english
My first thought as well...
Fixed it.
I can’t think of a more cushy job than getting 6 figures to watch baseball all day and translate as needed. Way to blow a cherry gig bro.
A cherry gig to place the wagers for an anonymous person, perhaps...
Rut roh
He’s been in LA the whole time. He just switched teams.
Lol, true that.
gambling debt
well at least he won’t be [insert most gruesome fate imaginable]
heading to jail maybe he can say he’s trans
thanks
understanding now
At first the interpreter said shohei approved the transfer, then reversed and took full responsibility. What if he were making bets on shoheis behalf and is taking the fall for him.
Language lessons would have been a lot cheaper. Learn our language!!!
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