Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s longtime friend, is being accused by the superstar’s lawyers of using Ohtani’s money to place bets with an illegal bookmaker.
According to the report, Ohtani’s legal team accused Mizuhara of using Ohtani’s funds to place bets with an illegal bookmaker, Mathew Bowyer, who is under federal investigation., the Hollywood law firm, Berk Brettler LLP, said, “In the course of responding to recent media inquiries, we discovered that Shohei has been the victim of a massive theft and we are turning the matter over to the authorities.
A spokesperson for MLB said the league first learned of Mizuhara’s betting when contacted by media outlets and has not heard from federal investigators. Mizuhara was with Ohtani as recently as Wednesday for the first game of the Dodgers’ season-opening two-game series against the, Mizuhara, 39, admitted to running up gambling debts on sports other than baseball with the bookmaker, claiming he did not know the activity was illegal.
The rule goes on to define an illegal bookmaker as “an individual who accepts, places or handles wagers on sporting events from members of the public as part of a gaming operation that is unlawful in the jurisdiction in which the bets are accepted.” California is one of 12 states in which sports betting remains illegal.
Though Mizuhara worked exclusively with Ohtani, he also was an employee of the Dodgers. MLB requires that all translators be club employees, given their full access to team facilities. Now that Mizuhara has been fired by the Dodgers and law enforcement authorities are involved in the case, MLB has no urgency to act.
More than a translator, Mizuhara has been an important part of Ohtani’s success since before Ohtani joined MLB in 2017. He is also a close confidant and training partner. As Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler toldin the magazine this week, “His interpreter is his secret sauce. He does a great job recording data and remembering. I’m sure Shohei does as well, but Ippei monitors and follows. They’re both pros.”The more severe penalties associated with Rule 21 involve betting on baseball.
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