This man milking this story when its already case closed and solved

Older people love conspiracy theories.

Rich Eisen "well I hope that Ohtani is innocent..."then goes on a 20 minute tirade about why he's guilty.

give it up rich. the feds said ohtani is the victim.

@timcarr2267

2 ай бұрын

Like oj was

@JoshuaMartian-go3tm

2 ай бұрын

@@timcarr2267 What a dmb and desperate comparison. 😆

@theNotoriousCollector86

2 ай бұрын

And yall believe that BS 😂

@JoshuaMartian-go3tm

2 ай бұрын

@@theNotoriousCollector86 cope alex jones

Apologize to Ohtani

@stevest8675

2 ай бұрын

I think SAS and maddog should apologize. They were brutal to Ohtani. Rich wasn’t that aggressive.

Get down on your knees and apologize to Ohtani

OK,ESPN is soooo trash....

Ohtani should sue ESPN.

"Prior to the meeting I was told by Ippei, 'Hey, we should talk one on one in the hotel after the meeting,' so I waited until then. Up until that team meeting, I didn't know that Ippei had a gambling addiction and was in debt. Obviously, I never agreed to pay off the debt or make payments to the bookmaker...Finally, when we went back to the hotel and talked one to one, that was when I found out that he had a massive debt. And it was revealed during that meeting that Ippei admitted to using my account to send money to the bookmaker." -Ohtani It was obvious Ohtani didn't know exactly what Ippei had planned to say at the team meeting. That's the reason Ippei said he would explain the details after they return to the hotel. Some people think Ohtani must be guilty, because videos showed that he and Ippei chatted and laughed with each other in the dugout. Of course everything was normal up to that point, because the team meeting hadn't happened yet. "So Ippei obviously lied about, and didn't tell me about the media inquiry, and has been telling everyone that he's been communicating with me ... and that hasn't been true. It seems Ohtani's representatives (i.e., agent, lawyer, media reps, financial advisors, etc.) placed enormous trust in Ippei's words on face value without verifying the information because of his status as Ohtani's long time best friend and manager. The fact that any communications with Ohtani has to run through Ippei's filter means that he can manipulate what was being said. This included the ESPN interview in which Ippei claimed Ohtani agreed to pay off his debt. It was only after Ohtani contacted his lawyer (probably with the help of another interpreter) did they put out the statement Ohtani was the victim of a massive fraud. Ohtani never changed his story. He has always asserted that he did not allow Ippei to take control of his account or agreed to pay off his debt. Ohtani's representatives who knew about the ESPN interview did correct themselves after learning directly from Ohtani that Ippei's claim that he agreed to pay off his debt was a lie.

@tootspogsforever5590

2 ай бұрын

Well said man!!

@studiodsr

2 ай бұрын

This explains it better than any article or KZread video I’ve seen

APOLOGIZE TO OHTANI

@stevest8675

2 ай бұрын

Rich never said Ohtani is guilty. He always hoped Ohtani is innocent. It’s Maddog and Stephen A Smith. Those 2 guys were brutal.

@anubizz3

2 ай бұрын

@@stevest8675 Its more like: I didnt say you a theft , but how come according to the person that red handed with the donuts, you the only one in that room with that donuts. it doesn't make sense that you didn't know the donuts missing. Stephen A is Racist simple as that. Rich not on his level yet.

Where's Tisha Thompson hiding now?

@tootspogsforever5590

2 ай бұрын

Hiding from the yaks!!😃

@-.TS.-

2 ай бұрын

She published the story even after being told by Ohtani’s crisis manager and lawyer told ESPN to stop

Why you still talking. We’re all moving forward except Rich and ESPN.

Ohtani doesn’t care about money. When he was playing in Japan, his mom took charge of his money and gave him $1000 a month and it was more than enough for him. Ippei knew that and took advantage of it

The ego on this man😂How hard is it to admit you made assumptions and just apologize?

Well, I immigrated to the US from Japan. Back then, my English was so poor that I had a bilingual friend help me open my bank accounts. Japanese banking protocols were a bit different from those in the US, so I didn’t know how to transfer money, etc. My friend helped me understand those procedures. I only have small amounts in my account and nothing really to steal, but this incident reminds me of that time.

Has Rich admitted he was wrong in believing a known liar and apologized yet? 😜

@Onlybadtakes2589

2 ай бұрын

Yes and no, did apologized but also said he believed he did nothing wrong for asking questions

@Taecoconut

2 ай бұрын

Not really… he’s doubling down

@jdrummerdd

2 ай бұрын

you guys are so weird

@LindaMitchell

2 ай бұрын

NO ONE including Shohei knew his close friend was a liar. People found out later that his stories didn't add up. Ippei has known Ohtani since 2013 and even he had no clue. So stop with the "known liar" bit. I'm happy that everything has been cleared up for Shohei and this ordeal didn't drag on for months. Also, I'm sad for him that one of his close friends betrayed him. That has to be weighing on him.

@JoshuaMartian-go3tm

2 ай бұрын

@@LindaMitchell The University of California, Riverside came out with a statement saying there was no record of Ippei Mizuhara ever attending the university 3 days after the first report of the scandal came out. 😁 Rich and EVERYONE knew then Ippei was a liar. That didn’t stop Rich or most people from convicting Ohtani on social media,so Stop it! 😆

There was a minor detail that was lost in translation as to the sequence of how Ohtani found out about the scandal. In Ohtani’s statement spoken in Japanese, he said that the first time he heard about the story was when Mizuhara spoke in front of the team after the first game in Korea. Because Mizuhara spoke in English, Ohtani didn’t understand everything but knew enough something was amiss. Ohtani presumably went to talk to Mizuhara right after the speech in the clubhouse and “then (その時)” Mizuhara said Ohtani let’s talk one on one back in the hotel room. However, Ireton, the new interpreter for the Dodgers at the press conference, somehow changed the word to “prior to the meeting” as if Mizuhara had given Ohtani some sort of warning before he spoke in front of the team. It’s a detail and anyone can go back to the press conference scripts and verify what I wrote here. In any case, Ohtani’s Japanese version of timeline makes more sense.

@naxos41

2 ай бұрын

To explain more, the speech Mizuhara gave in front of the team was the version in which Ohtani knowingly repaid Mizuhara’s debt. Mizuhara then told Ohtani let’s talk one on one in the hotel room, where presumably Mizuhara tried to persuade Ohtani to go with the story above. Ohtani refused and called in the agent, who finally brought in lawyers. After that hotel meeting, the crisis manager, who had been duped by Mizuhara, and Ohtani’s lawyers called Tisha Thompson to stop the publication of the bogus story Mizuhara had concocted.

@-.TS.-

2 ай бұрын

@@naxos41and ESPN still decided to publish the story? Insanity

ESPN！Poor background check! Not enough research! Too quick to publish such nonsense! Tabloid❗️❗️❗️

Ofcourse if they don't agree about the FEDS investigations, they make an new ISSUE about ohtani😅 you two are not a detective or police who can investigate the case😂 you talking nonsense to me. you just making an issue because its already done. so shut up you two!!!

Ippei helped ohtani setup the account in 2018. Should know what the secret questions are and answers too to recover that account so its not far fetched how he could get access to the account.

Ohtani wasn’t keeping an eye on his millions because he was literally too busy making hundreds of millions.

Alden did you even read the complaint?

Please blame on American bank system! Not Ohtani’s language skill!

I have a question too. WTF is Rich’s and Alden’s problem?

The biggest question that remains is this - Did all these sports "journalists" use to work for the National Enquirer?

Are people surprised that someone who needed an interpreter wouldn't understand English? Hello? Ippeie pleads guilty,Shohei says he's innocent with more more evidence surfacing? And this guy says Ippeie is guilty until proven innocent?! Dude.

Ippei is a crook, he volunteered to be Ohtani’s interpreter way back. Frankly, everyone has been taking that word trust for granted, which gave Ippei the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

just shut up.sorry Ohtani wasnt gulity.say no more on Ohtani.

If people speak English fast, Ohtani probably cannot follow.

@doris31882

2 ай бұрын

As a Japanese, I find Ippei’s English sounds mumbling and too casual so it’s hard to understand clearly, it’s easier to follow what Rich says.

Guys, speculating wildly is not reporting.

The legal mind in me says that the FEDS have been investigating this for a while. I noticed in the criminal complaint the Bookmakers home was searched and his devices seized back in October 2023. I would not be at surprised if the bank transactions are actually what contributed to the investigation into the book making operation in the first place. Let's not forget as Rich noted in a different section, the bank has recording of phone calls, IP addresses, Device ID's etc. The other thing people don't know, Banks are required to notify the US Treasury (IRS) of suspicious activity.

I remember how in the beginning Rich said he hope Ohtani is innocent and that no one can hate on that guy. But now his ego can’t accept that his conspiracy theory was proven wrong by evidence and refuse to back down. Quite sad really.

Of course there no question on how you would react… you just say anything off the whiff 😂😂

Exactly you don't have the experience of transferring that much money so go back and read the pages of US ATTORNEYS

I think Shohei has learned who he can and cannot trust through this case.

People are still talking about this scandal. Among the effects of this incident, Ippei's most reprehensible sin is that he caused this phenomenon. It damaged the credibility that Shohei had spent seven years building up. Let's close this topic and move on.

You guys have to remember the balance of his salary payment account (which Mizuhara used) must have been relatively so small until he bumped up his contract upto $30m. Compared to all the other revenue streams Ohtani has. I believe it was ignorable for the guy with razor focus on his craft like Shohei.

Alden González is a disgrace

Apologize‼️‼️‼️ And drop the subject! Japanese people don’t want to hear Ohtani’s name from your mouth say good or bad! 😡😡

Listen to Jason Fitz - Drop the Conspiracy Theories, Shohei Ohtani is a Victim.

At this point it must be a very slow news cycle. These guys milking this story to death is sad at this point. The horse is beyond dead guys

I've lost a lot of respect for Eisen for how he's covering this story.

my advice to ippei if he needs a lawyer, better called saul.

There’s no way he didn’t know 😂😂😂😂😂

We all had question. It's ok to be skeptical but you over looked facts and kept making Shohei suspicious when he is saying he is the victim. Now there are bunch of people still believes Conspiracy thanks to you.

Apologize!!! You are so stubborn😡

Why didn't Ippei just bet 16 mil that Ohtani is going to the Dodgers? Is he stupid?

ippei is the fall guy! the haters said. but it turns out ippei wanted shohei to take the fall for him.

MARVIN LOOK OUT!!!

I don't buy any of it.

His name isn't Ippei, more like Shohei-pay, right?

ohtanis's stans getting angry because normal peopla still have questions on a fishy story who has changed version at least 2 times lol!!!!

@tootspogsforever5590

2 ай бұрын

Normal people like you?? Then our world is in trouble!!!😃😄

@ghingisoverland6932

2 ай бұрын

Just frustrated cuz these lazy irresponsible biased “journalists” did NOT read the 37 page FED report. Any CREDIBLE journalist would do their due diligence read the report THEN comment and/or ask questions

@helloman3676

2 ай бұрын

These flat earth believers are coming out the woodwork to deny investigation facts. 🤣🤣🤣

@DW-op7ly

2 ай бұрын

It’s an IRS investigation/criminal complaint you can find a link in the ESPN website And If your conspiracy theory was true…. Ohtani was the most disciplined addicted gambler ever Never once contacting the 3 bookies from his own phone Not even going on bookie websites for a look see on his own phone Not even to check odds or even see what games are up 9600 text messages on his phone with Mizuhara over a 4 year period Never once talking about the 19000 bets he made through Mizuhara over a 26 month period To me if you are going to be that thorough Why the heck would you bet through a person who is seen as your side kick that would directly lead back to you???? why would the losses from bets be paid out of Ohtani’s account but winnings from bets be transferred to Mizuhara account??? If you are that thorough… you would funnel all transactions into Mizuhara’s account Or better yet Not that hard to open up numbered account off in some tax haven country When you have money people always find you to flog their tax schemes legit or not I guess these folks who don’t have money don’t get people approaching them with these schemes

At this day and age when one transfers that large of amounts usually runs off Biometrics off their phone, which makes it harder to believe the story they're feeding us.