interpreter has been fired amid accusations he stole millions from the baseball player to place bets with an illegal gambling operation.via Wednesday reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN. Lawyers responded to questions regarding $4.5 million in wire transfers from Ohtani’s accounts to Mathew Bowyer, an Orange County man being investigated by federal authorities for illegal bookmaking.
Mizuhara and Ohtani first met in 2013, when they were working for a Japanese baseball team called the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Would you join us to help keep our stories free for all? Your contribution of as little as $2 will go a long way.