MLB Off-Topic

[bcruise]

That's just bizarre. Right through the webbing of the glove.

And of course it opens the floodgates for the Dodgers.

[Master Live 013]

Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling

[Master Live 013]

Imagine being the personal interpreter to what may be the best player in the history of baseball and ****ing that up Idiot.


"Mizuhara has been a constant companion of the extremely private Ohtani throughout the player’s MLB career. The two typically drive to the ballpark together. Mizuhara performed grocery runs when Ohtani was injured. They are rarely seen apart around team facilities. Their wives even appeared to have struck up a relationship recently, spending time together during the team’s current trip to South Korea".



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[Master Live 013]

Aaaaaand the internet is already on the "Ohtani has a Michael Jordan gambling problem and the interpreter is the fall guy" conspiracy mill Never change, internet.

[Master Live 013]

Oh boy...


"Initially, a spokesman for Ohtani told ESPN the slugger had transferred the funds to cover Mizuhara's gambling debt. The spokesman presented Mizuhara to ESPN for a 90-minute interview Tuesday night, during which Mizuhara laid out his account in great detail. However, as ESPN prepared to publish the story Wednesday, the spokesman disavowed Mizuhara's account and said Ohtani's lawyers would issue a statement".


https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...er-fired-theft

[Master Live 013]

Well, MLB for some time now has been investigating anything and everything, so hard to see how their "investigation unit" doesn't at least open an investigation into this.

[Master Live 013]

So is Manfred about to have a press conference?

Quote:

In the Tuesday interview arranged by Ohtani's spokesman, Mizuhara, 39, told ESPN that he asked Ohtani last year to pay off his gambling debt, which multiple sources said had ballooned to at least $4.5 million. Mizuhara said that he previously had placed bets via DraftKings and assumed bets placed through Bowyer were legal. "Obviously, he [Ohtani] wasn't happy about it and said he would help me out to make sure I never do this again," Mizuhara said. "He decided to pay it off for me." "I want everyone to know Shohei had zero involvement in betting. I want people to know I did not know this was illegal. I learned my lesson the hard way. I will never do sports betting ever again." But on Wednesday afternoon, Mizuhara told ESPN that Ohtani had no knowledge of his gambling debts and that Ohtani had not transferred money to the bookmaker's associate.

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[steelerfan]

Lifetime Ban. 🫠

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