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Shohei Ohtani Is Just One of Major League Baseball's Bets on Asia Expansion: Major League Baseball bets its time has come in Asia, with a new generation of ...
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Shohei Ohtani Is Just One of Major League Baseball's Bets on Asia ...
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Swanson: Not the start to Shohei Ohtani era that Dodgers expected: The Dodgers expected Ohtani would help propel them toward the World Series title they’re so ...
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Swanson: Not the start to Shohei Ohtani era that Dodgers expected
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Shohei Ohtani to speak Monday about allegations against ex-interpreter: Shohei Ohtani is set to speak for the first time Monday since his former interpreter ...
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Shohei Ohtani to speak Monday about allegations against ex-interpreter
Quick Glance: Shohei Ohtani's Interpreter Fired Amid Gambling Allegations
  • Shohei Ohtani's friend and interpreter at the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ippei Mizuhara, was fired due to allegations of theft and illegal gambling.

  • Mizuhara was suspected of $4.5 million being transferred from Ohtani's bank account to an illegal bookmaker in Southern California.

  • Ohtani's lawyers revealed that Ohtani was a victim of massive theft and the matter is being handed over to the authorities.

  • Mizuhara refused to comment on the allegations, and investigations are ongoing.
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VOX POPULI: Ippei Mizuhara’s interpretation skills make the news even sadderwww.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15210770
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Shohei Ohtani's first hit at Dodger Stadium as a Dodger!
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Opening Day 2024 / The Sho Goes On: What to Watch for on the First Full Day of the MLB Season
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Opening Day 2024 / The Sho Goes On: What to Watch for on the First Full ...
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Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers debut feels like a breath of fresh air: October baseball once felt like a distant goal for Shohei Ohtani. Suddenly ...
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Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers debut feels like a breath of fresh air
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Shohei Ohtani effect: Dodgers likely will open '25 season in Japan: In what would be a homecoming for Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers likely ...
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Shohei Ohtani effect: Dodgers likely will open '25 season in Japan
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With Ohtani's name at stake, MLB has a ready scapegoat: For now, everybody needs to take a deep breath. There is no indication that Shohei Ohtani gambled on ...
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With Ohtani's name at stake, MLB has a ready scapegoat
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A mystery no more: What we know about Ohtani’s wife: No one in the sports world is receiving as much attention right now as baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani — ...
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A mystery no more: What we know about Ohtani’s wife
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Social Media Explodes With Reaction to Shohei Ohtani/Interpreter Gambling Story: Baseball fans had a lot of stay about the Shohei Ohtani bombshell.
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Social Media Explodes With Reaction to Shohei Ohtani/Interpreter Gambling ...
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Padres vs. Dodgers: How to watch MLB Korea Series, live updates, score, highlights
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Padres vs. Dodgers: How to watch MLB Korea Series, live updates, score ...
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'Sports executives ushered a fox into the henhouse': Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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'Sports executives ushered a fox into the henhouse'
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MLB Games in South Korea a Big Success; Popularity of Ohtani, Ha-Seong Kim Create Perfect Storm of Interest
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MLB Games in South Korea a Big Success; Popularity of Ohtani ...
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Shohei Ohtani receives a warm welcome back to Angel Stadium 🫶
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Ohtani Scandal Spotlights Sports’ Messy Embrace of Gambling: Major League Baseball’s stern rules on sports gambling — and its deepening relationship with the ...
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Ohtani Scandal Spotlights Sports’ Messy Embrace of Gambling
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Gambling Scandal Shines Light on Shohei Ohtani’s Odd Financial Decisions: The Japanese baseball star says he was unaware his longtime interpreter stole millions ...
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Gambling Scandal Shines Light on Shohei Ohtani’s Odd Financial Decisions
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Shohei Ohtani Says It Ain’t So: The baseball superstar gathers the media and declares he’s the victim of theft by his allegedly gambling-indebted former ...
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Shohei Ohtani Says It Ain’t So
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Shohei Ohtani translator scandal draws attention to 'Wild West' of sports betting, lawmakers say
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Shohei Ohtani translator scandal draws attention to 'Wild West' of sports ...
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Ohtani's interpreter fired by Dodgers after allegations of illegal gambling, theft from star
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Shohei Ohtani will address the media on Monday, per multiple reports
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Ohtani and Yamamoto are unbelievable in any language. Japanese has several words for them - The Mainichi
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Ohtani and Yamamoto are unbelievable in any language. Japanese has several ...
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Ohtani says he's cooperating with investigators. Yasiel Puig offers a cautionary tale
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Ohtani says he's cooperating with investigators. Yasiel Puig offers a ...
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Dodgers re-start their season as a potential ‘super team’ – but one with issues: Their two-game Seoul Series raised questions about the infield defense ...
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Dodgers re-start their season as a potential ‘super team’ – but one with ...
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Rough outing for Gavin Stone as Dodgers lose exhibition game to Angels: Gavin Stone, who will be the Dodgers' No. 5 starter, is roughed up for four runs in four ...
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Rough outing for Gavin Stone as Dodgers lose exhibition game to Angels
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All eyes on Ohtani on eve of MLB's Seoul Series: The Dodgers star touched down in South Korea to a welcome worthy of a K-pop act
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All eyes on Ohtani on eve of MLB's Seoul Series
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Shohei Ohtani will be reading a statement to the media later this afternoon
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Shohei Ohtani Scandal Raises the Stakes on Sports Betting: Baseball’s greatest star has been caught up in a betting furor involving his interpreter ...
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Shohei Ohtani Scandal Raises the Stakes on Sports Betting
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What to Know About Sports Betting and Problem Gambling Amid Ohtani Scrutiny: Major professional sports leagues prohibit players from gambling even as they have ...
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What to Know About Sports Betting and Problem Gambling Amid Ohtani ...
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DraftKings, Flutter Tumble As Scandals Spur NCAA Crackdown: The NCAA wants to ban prop bets in college sports in the wake of the Ohtani scandal and more ...
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DraftKings, Flutter Tumble As Scandals Spur NCAA Crackdown
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Shohei Ohtani's first hit and stolen base as a Dodger! #SeoulSeries
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Mike Trout and Angels aim to defy expectations in Ohtani void: The Angels know it'll be tough to overcome Shohei Ohtani's absence, but Mike Trout is staying ...
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Mike Trout and Angels aim to defy expectations in Ohtani void
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Baseball: Yoshinobu Yamamoto shelled in MLB debut as Padres outslug Dodgers - The Mainichi
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Quick Glance: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Disappoints in MLB Debut: Padres Beat Dodgers in South Korea
  • Yamamoto faced challenges during his MLB debut against the San Diego Padres, who defeated the Dodgers 15-11 on Thursday.

  • Mookie Betts shined with four hits and six RBIs, including the season's first home run.

  • Jake Cronenworth contributed with four hits and four RBIs for San Diego in MLB's inaugural games in South Korea.

  • Manny Machado sealed the victory with a three-run homer in the ninth inning following the Dodgers' comeback attempt.
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The Shohei Ohtani Betting Scandal Won’t Be the Last: If the world’s most famous baseball player can be implicated in allegations of illegal gambling ...
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The Shohei Ohtani Betting Scandal Won’t Be the Last
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Shohei Ohtani fever drives $150m windfall from MLB Seoul Series: SEOUL -- Major League Baseball's tour through Thursday in Seoul is expected to produce ...
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Shohei Ohtani fever drives $150m windfall from MLB Seoul Series
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Baseball’s Biggest Star Has a New Team—and a Major League Mess: This week was supposed to mark a thrilling debut for Shohei Ohtani with the Los Angeles Dodgers ...
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Baseball’s Biggest Star Has a New Team—and a Major League Mess
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Why Hyun-Seok Jang could become one of MLB's next Korean stars: Hyun-Seok Jang doesn’t have the name recognition of a big-league standout yet. But ...
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Why Hyun-Seok Jang could become one of MLB's next Korean stars
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MLB/ Ohtani may be South Korea’s most-beloved Japanese athlete. His charm is winning over historic rivals | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News ...
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MLB/ Ohtani may be South Korea’s most-beloved Japanese athlete ...
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Ohtani Shohei: Full news conference | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News: During a ten-minute news conference in Los Angeles on Monday, Japanese baseball star Ohtani Shohei ...
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Shohei Ohtani's interpreter has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers after the Japanese baseball star's representatives alleged he had been the victim of ... Show more
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Yamamoto shelled in debut as Dodgers lose to Padres: Yamamoto, who joined the Dodgers on a 12-year, $325 million deal in December, was taken out of the game ...
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Yamamoto shelled in debut as Dodgers lose to Padres
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Shohei Ohtani vs. Yu Darvish: the ENTIRE first at-bat!
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Shohei Ohtani and sports media’s big gambling problem that isn’t going away: The Shohei Ohtani saga is part of a growing problem for leagues and media — how to ...
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Shohei Ohtani and sports media’s big gambling problem that isn’t going ...
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Police Dismiss Bomb Threat That Targeted Shohei Ohtani in Seoul: No explosives were found after the MLB’s season opener in South Korea was threatened.
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Police Dismiss Bomb Threat That Targeted Shohei Ohtani in Seoul
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Shohei Ohtani ex-interpreter faces Homeland Security probe: NEW YORK -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Internal Revenue Service are jointly ...
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Shohei Ohtani ex-interpreter faces Homeland Security probe
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A late-arriving crowd for #Ohtani ’s first game at #Dodger Stadium 🏟️ #mlb #springtraining #japan #shoheiohtani
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Collapse: The Bloomberg Open, Americas Edition: Good morning. Chaos in Baltimore as a bridge collapses. US executives on a China visit are staying back to meet a ...
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Collapse: The Bloomberg Open, Americas Edition
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MLB commissioner hopes Ohtani investigation will be short but isn't sure: Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he hopes the sport’s gambling investigation ...
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MLB commissioner hopes Ohtani investigation will be short but isn't ...
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Shohei Ohtani leaves the yard for the Dodgers! #SpringTraining
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The Angels adjust to life after Shohei Ohtani: Losing a player like Ohtani does not make any team better. But it has allowed players to breathe a little more ...
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The Angels adjust to life after Shohei Ohtani
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South Korea fan rearranged his life to worship Shohei Ohtani: Japanese athletes have long been shunned in South Korea. This radio producer is leading a campaign ...
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South Korea fan rearranged his life to worship Shohei Ohtani
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Shohei Ohtani's first full at-bat as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers 🍿
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MLB 2024: Splashy Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Signings Boost Dodgers as Teams Try to Dethrone Rangers
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Baseball: S. Korean fans express powerful respect for Ohtani - The Mainichi: SEOUL (Kyodo) -- Local South Korean fans at games ahead of Major League Baseball's ...
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Baseball: S. Korean fans express powerful respect for Ohtani - The ...
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MLB: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hits 2nd homer of spring - The Mainichi: GLENDALE, Arizona (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani had three hits including his second home run of ...
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MLB: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hits 2nd homer of spring - The Mainichi
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MLB brings Shohei Ohtani, season openers and big dreams to Seoul: With a set of stars from the region, 2024 is turning out to be baseball’s moment in Asia.
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MLB brings Shohei Ohtani, season openers and big dreams to Seoul
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BREAKING: The Dodgers have fired Shohei Ohtani’s long-time interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, per @latimes.
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Eddie Jones aims to make Japan a top four side and find rugby's Ohtani: Jones takes over Japan for a second spell after a calamitous, short-lived stint with ...
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Eddie Jones aims to make Japan a top four side and find rugby's Ohtani
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How a bankrupt bettor became the bookie at the center of an MLB scandal: The Post used interviews and records to fill out the pulpy backstory of Mathew Bowyer ...
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How a bankrupt bettor became the bookie at the center of an MLB scandal
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Our 5 most read stories from March 9 to 17, 2024 - The Mainichi: We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom ...
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Our 5 most read stories from March 9 to 17, 2024 - The Mainichi
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New Balance has revealed an official logo for Shohei Ohtani ⚾️ "In that run, every soul delights."
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Shohei Ohtani amazes us. What amazes Shohei? Magic! 🪄 🎥: Shlomo Levinger