Legal representatives for the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani have actually implicated his interpreter of committing a “enormous theft” of the super star’s cash to put bets with an unlawful bookie.
The supposed theft by interpreter Ippei Mizuhara amounted to “in the countless dollars,” according to the Los Angeles Times
Ohtani’s legal representatives made these claims to the outlet after it had actually been found that the star’s name had actually shown up in the middle of an examination into supposed prohibited bookie Mathew Bowyer, who resides in Orange County, California.
After the outlet connected to Ohtani, who remains in Seoul, Korea for a season-opening series versus the Padreshis agents checked out the actions of Mizuhara.
“In the course of reacting to current media queries, we found that Shohei has actually been the victim of an enormous theft and we are turning the matter over to the authorities,” the West Hollywood law office Berk Brettler informed The Post in a declaration.
Mizuhara, who supposedly positioned bets with a partner of Bowyer, was fired by the Dodgers, the group validated Wednesday.
“The Dodgers know media reports and are collecting info,” the group stated in a declaration. “The group can verify that interpreter Ippei Mizuhara has actually been ended. The group has no additional remark at this time.”
After the Times released its story, things got a little murkier with a report from ESPN
A representative for Ohtani informed the outlet that the super star had actually moved $4.5 million to Bowyer to cover Mizuhara’s financial obligation and made Mizuhara readily available to information what had actually occurred.
The story deviated, nevertheless, when Ohtani’s representative then “disavowed” what Mizuhara had actually stated, and Ohtani