The Dodgers star told reporters he has never bet on any sports, including baseball, and insisted he didn’t know about his interpreter’s massive gambling losses until a few days ago.
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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.Key Facts
Ohtani said in a statement to reporters translated by an interpreter he was “beyond shocked” by the situation, insisting he did not know Mizuhara had a gambling problem or was in debt until a recent team meeting.
