She needs to be fired. Total embarrassment to ESPN. And that's saying a lot.

@hd7704

29 күн бұрын

Tish Thompson is a disgrace as a “journalist”. She should stick with making up metoo too narratives, which is her actual job. ESPN is a disgrace for deliberately assigning their gossip and scandal hack (who knew nothing about baseball, Ohtani, law, or anything else relevant) to a complicated case over her head.

Tisha you need to make a public apology. Rich. I thought better of you.

What a terrible reporter. Second rate.

You should both apologize

The latest development, the Fed clearing Ohtani, only confirms Tisha Thompson’s incompetence. She was “this close to” publishing the bogus story Ippei concocted without directly vetting Ohtani. For the story of this magnitude, her action would have been completely unacceptable. She was only saved by Ohtani’s lawyers and LA Times.

You were deceived by a con man whose name is IPPEI MIZUHARA. That's it. Accept it.

Sorry Rich I’m an avid fan but this reporter should not be credentialed, as a fan I do not trust her as a source.

@hd7704

29 күн бұрын

Tish Thompson is a disgrace as a “journalist”. She should stick with making up metoo narratives, which is her actual job. ESPN is a disgrace for deliberately assigning their gossip and scandal hack (who knew nothing about baseball, Ohtani, law, or anything else relevant) to a complicated case over her head.

Katsunori Kojima, one of the translators of a Japanese MLB player revealed what his job as a translator entailed: He had to help open the bank accounts of the Japanese players in the USA and make all of their tax payments (meaning Ippei most likely had access to Ohtani’s accounts). Kojima was also in charge of bringing their wives and children to the doctor when they became sick, showing that the job as a translator was much more than just on the field. Some players also asked him to go to a dinner alone with their sponsors when they’re tired giving him a bank card to pay. With all of this it is likely that Ippei had access to multiple of Shohei’s accounts and Shohei trusted him with it because it was in his job description. Take this with a grain of salt, but it gives a good example of how Ippei had access to Shohei’s money.

@6pingpongpang9

Ай бұрын

Yeah I manage businesses for Japanese investors and business owners in Hawaii. I manage their businesses and businesses have bank accounts! It's not a strange situation at all. It's all about trust and integrity.

@piscator2813

Ай бұрын

Yeah, definitely taking all this with a ton of salt

@PapaT79

Ай бұрын

You chuggin that salt too huh?@@piscator2813

@therookiesplaybook

Ай бұрын

Could you transfer 9 payments of $500k without the owner of the account being contacted by the bank?@@6pingpongpang9

@littlesame

Ай бұрын

American reporters don’t care and lack broader understanding of things outside their realms

This aged well 👍🏼

It is so simple that Mizuhara cheated Ms. Thompson.

@lynnbyrd9819

Ай бұрын

I don't think there is much doubt that Ippei is a lowlife. If ANY player wired money to a bookie....in CA where it's illegal...there should be an investigation. I hope Shohei is cleared as well.

"It's quite unfortunate that there are people who doubt Shohei Ohtani. They must be really unlucky. It's quite something to fully believe in the interpreter Mizuhara's initial fabrication story."

@daches24

Ай бұрын

Ohtanis name is literally on the transfer. What more proof do you need?

@beatuk54

Ай бұрын

That’s only proof you can say on his name? I doubt he even can transfer the money by himself seriously,

@Zayphar

Ай бұрын

@@daches24 I have answered this 3 different times before in this thread, but for some reason YT has nuked my comments. Until other evidence is provided, it seems entirely likely that Otani's version of events is true and that the translator is a thief. If you have any experience with people with this type of money, it is completely possible that someone would have no knowledge of large amounts of money being moved into and out of an account. Many of these people NEVER personally communicate with accountants, banks, estate lawyers, etc. All such transactions go through a personal secretary/PA/personal lawyer that has all the authorization codes necessary to conduct the transaction without the principle seeing it. There are of course quarterly reports, but those reports are likely not examined in detail, particularly in this case with the translation going through a single person. The only money paperwork the principle would ever see are documents that require an actual paper signature to be legally activated(i.e. loans, property purchase, etc.) Many financial documents these days are signed/authorized via electronic signatures that can be used by employees or other 3rd parties. It is even likely that Otani does not even sign his own federal tax filings.

@paultuke5110

28 күн бұрын

@@beatuk54 You think Ohtani is that stupid?

"I am a boxer. My job is to the be the best boxer in the world. There are people who's job is to take my money away from me." - Mike Tyson.

A few details that remain vague: Has Thompson spoken to the bookie? Who are the Shohei's "representatives" everyone keeps mentioning? Are they from his agency? His Lawyers? His PR firm? And do any of them speak Japanese, or did EVERYTHING go through Ippei? Unless there are Japanese speakers available to all his reps, it seems, for better or worse, everyone really trusted Ippei.

@aswerty911

Ай бұрын

bingo. if ohtani's crisis pr person doesnt speaj japanese, who was in charge of making sure they were on the same page?

@xh3598

Ай бұрын

A rat ship, a vessel full of sea-going snitches (by AlPacino "I'll show you out of order")

@leehscohen

Ай бұрын

They trusted the wrong person.

@johnbrowntheprophet

Ай бұрын

The bookmaker’s attorney has been making statements on his behalf. I don’t think anyone has talked to him directly (yet). 🤷🏻‍♂️

@lynnbyrd9819

Ай бұрын

If Ohtani's "team" doesn't have anyone other than Ippei, that speaks the language...that is a big problem for them. He has played for what...7 years in the majors?

I also question why The Rich Eisen show produces four separate clips from a single interview. I mean, I know why but again WHY Eisen gives any credence to her flawed report at the same time when he says he wants to believe Ohtani. This is simply irresponsible if not outright mean. I hope Ohtani will never be nice to his son, seriously.

@Joe-nd5dm

Ай бұрын

It’s almost like he wants to overcompensate, you know he’s a declared super fan of Shohei so it’d look bad if he supported him when the media in general hasn’t given Sho the benefit of the doubt. That’s my opinion

@hd7704

29 күн бұрын

Tish Thompson is a disgrace as a “journalist”. She should stick with making up metoo too narratives, which is her actual job. ESPN is a disgrace for deliberately assigning their gossip and scandal hack (who knew nothing about baseball, Ohtani, law, or anything else relevant) to a complicated case over her head.

The logic that 'how can Ohtani not know 4.5 million is missing therefore he's guilty' makes sense to most people who are not making Ohtani's money. Ohtani made $30 million last year with the Angels and around $60 million in endorsements. Almost all people with that kind of money have multiple bank accounts. Banks are insured up to $250,000. If you have $90 million in the bank and you only bank with 1 bank, that means only $250K of your $90 million is insured. Money managers will tell you to open multiple accounts whether in savings, checking, certificate of deposit, or with joint owners to have as much as possible insured. Another way is to start a business or non profit organization to protect their money (most would choose non profit for more favorable tax). It's not surprising at all that Ohtani would have multiple accounts and Ohtani would allow Ippei to have access to manage the account. Ippei was his gatekeeper as well as personal assistant. Ohtani still have to pay his bills, taxes, and various other expenses that normal people have. I don't think any baseball player wants to be worrying about their bills especially if you're a busy two-way player with so many on and off field obligations. It wasn't a lump sum of $4.5 million that was missing but smaller increments adding up to that amount over a couple of years. Also, don't forget that Ohtani probably also has bills to pay in Japan. Ippei and Ohtani had been friends for years and it's not surprising at all if Ippei has access to one or more of his accounts. His banking is much different than people with less than $250k in the bank account.

@jdeljones

Ай бұрын

You Ohtani stans need to stop with the mental gymnastics. Shannon Sharpe on ESPN said on air that he can't even wire 50k to someone without someone at his bank calling for confirmation. Rich people are very rich, Giannis Antetokounmp has 40+ bank accounts. But what does FDIC limits have to do with this when these payments were for more than $250k anyway? It doesn't add up. How long have you been an Ohtani fan? Bc back in Japan he was living on a $1000/mo allowance from his parents and saving all his earnings. He didn't even buy his own house and was living in the dorms of his baseball club. So for someone to now be so hands-off with their money doesn't really square with his past behaviors.

@Zayphar

Ай бұрын

@@jdeljones Yes, the bank might call. But the person the bank would wind up talking to is Ippei! I have answered this 3 different times before in this thread, but for some reason YT has nuked my comments. Until other evidence is provided, it seems entirely likely that Otani's version of events is true and that the translator is a thief. If you have any experience with people with this type of money, it is completely possible that someone would have no knowledge of large amounts of money being moved into and out of an account. Many of these people NEVER personally communicate with accountants, banks, estate lawyers, etc. All such transactions go through a personal secretary/PA/personal lawyer that has all the authorization codes necessary to conduct the transaction without the principle seeing it. There are of course quarterly reports, but those reports are likely not examined in detail, particularly in this case with the translation going through a single person. The only money paperwork the principle would ever see are documents that require an actual paper signature to be legally activated(i.e. loans, property purchase, etc.) Many financial documents these days are signed/authorized via electronic signatures that can be used by employees or other 3rd parties. It is even likely that Otani does not even sign his own federal tax filings.

Seeing Mrs. Mamiko's demeanor while watching the game, I'm once again convinced that everything Shohei said at his recent press conference was the truth. Despite her husband being amidst such a significant issue, the fact that she can enjoy watching the game so happily and relaxedly indicates her sincere trust in Shohei. In other words, I believe it's because Shohei has nothing to hide. I hope this matter resolves quickly, and we get to see the couple out and about, enjoying their time together.

If you claim to take pride in being a journalist, then it's imperative to delve deeper into major investigations regarding bookies. This would be significant news, shedding light on the issue of gambling crimes. I have doubts about your credibility because your initial news piece was published without Shohei’s input. Did your sources for the news come from individuals involved in the investigation? You solely interviewed Ippei without presenting any evidence. How did you verify the accuracy of the information? Aren’t you also susceptible to being deceived by Ippei?

@nihongochopsocky808

Ай бұрын

Yes!Thank you!

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

Dumb comment by loyal Japanese fan. If you listened, she has been investigating the story for MONTHS. Much of what Ippei said matched her interviews with the bookie and the IRS people. Ippei was the voice for Ohtani - so you asked why she didn't talk to Ohtani. Ippei was the voice for Ohtani.HAHAHAHA Ohtani NEVER does interviews. He not only has a language barrier, but also has a cultural barrier. I lived in Japan for five years and was criticized for not adapting to all of your subtle office cultural nuances. ALSO, if an American ball player's bank account was linked to transfers to an illegal Yakuza drug dealer - the Japan police would put the American in jail for three weeks without a hearing. Personally, I think if Ohtani isn't willing to be more transparent, then his fans should stop complaining about how he is being treated unfairly. And if Ohtani doesn't like it, he can take his often injured arm back to Hokkaido.

@user-tr6eo5hi2o

Ай бұрын

That is absolutely true!!

@hd7704

29 күн бұрын

Tish Thompson is a disgrace as a “journalist”. She should stick with making up metoo too narratives, which is her actual job. ESPN is a disgrace for deliberately assigning their gossip and scandal hack (who knew nothing about baseball, Ohtani, law, or anything else relevant) to a complicated case over her head.

ESPN has journalistic standards?

@xh3598

Ай бұрын

A rat ship, a vessel full of sea-going snitches (by AlPacino "I'll show you out of order")

@thebourg

Ай бұрын

you can say what you want about ESPN's talk shows and debate shows etc. but there have a solid history when it comes to investigative reporting. Just look back at the stuff on the Patriots dynasty coming apart among others

@Devster41

Ай бұрын

I think you’re getting ESPN confused with Barstool

@hopespringseternal2624

Ай бұрын

Of course they do. They cannot publish something that is a lie, because then they could get sued.

@Kurt-ci1dk

Ай бұрын

Far better than outhick and foxaganda.

Tisha stated that the interpreter went to Ohtani to tell him he was in financial trouble and Ohtani did not like it. Details as to wether the interpreter outlined to Ohtani the specifics as to what type of financial trouble he was in was not mentioned. The interpreter has the ability to run whatever narrative he wants due to the language barrier and strategic information Ohtani might have been given by the interpreter.

"We have journalistic standards. We are not going to just report rumors, speculation, and inuendo." Throwing some serious shade (intentionally or unintentionally) at the Rich Eison Show.

@xh3598

Ай бұрын

A rat ship, a vessel full of sea-going snitches (by AlPacino "I'll show you out of order")

@Showtimepicks_

Ай бұрын

Yea cause rich the only one reporting rumors they obviously are acquaintances if she came on the show. Touch grass

@JamesDuckettAuthor

Ай бұрын

I caught that. This is Rich's entire shtick!

@thebourg

Ай бұрын

Rich is a talk show host, his whole job is talking about the news and events of the day. He's not a reporter out there publishing investigative reporting. There's a major difference.

@charleshessproductions

Ай бұрын

Exactly ​@@thebourg

Ippei on record lied and he answered YES he lied during the follow-up phone call with Ms. Thompson… if your journalistic standards are dependent on Ippei, then good luck!

@toddsalkowski448

Ай бұрын

So he blatantly lied to the reporter right in front of Ohtani's crisis team. The same team that 24 hours later say he stole the money?? Also, it is revealed he stole $4.5 million from Ohtani, and the two of them are yukking it up on the bench before the game? Doesn't make a lot of sense.

@arsmor1end1

Ай бұрын

@@toddsalkowski448 It wasn't "Ohtani's crisis team.". All of Ohtani's people were in Seoul. It was the Dodgers' PR department in LA and whomever they hired to handle it. No, it wasn't the same people 24 hours later. Yes, they were cordial during the game because Mizutani hadn't told Ohtani what was going on. Once Ohtani heard Mizutani's post-game address to the team and confronted him one-on-one, THAT is when Mizutani was immediately fired and the story "changed." Make more sense?

@toddsalkowski448

Ай бұрын

@@arsmor1end1 Now explain to me how wire transfers of $500k get done without banks specifically alerting Ohtani? You can't just open up your laptop and send that kind of money without a mountain of safeguards for your protection and the protection of the banks. Passwords, signatures, emails, codes. Have you ever tried to wire a substantial amount of money?? I have. Also, let's stop this nonsense that Ohtani has no clue what's going on and can't speak a lick of English. He's starting his 7th year in the league. He's not as clueless as some of these people want you to believe!!

@littlesame

Ай бұрын

Yes she specifically laid this out in her article, she should read her entire article first 😂

@OlJackBurton

Ай бұрын

@@arsmor1end1 the hell is Mizutani?

In this clipped video, Rich, you are not offensive. But we clearly remember how you, through this media, made Shohei out to be a suspect. It's time you prepare to apologize through the media. Anything you say now will be nothing more than a dog barking, though.

@blackjesus804

Ай бұрын

He is suspect still. Under federal investigation and MLB investigation.

@arsmor1end1

Ай бұрын

@@blackjesus804 Jeezy working overtime in these comments! Ohtani is not currently under federal, state, or local investigation. Just the MLB.

@tonycruz9767

Ай бұрын

@@blackjesus804 True he is and will always be a suspect in the eyes of haters! lol

So who was the PR person listening into the first interview? Assume that person arranged the initial interview, key question should be, was Ohtani aware of that arrangement? Based on his statement, he wasn't aware of this until that team meeting after first game in Korea. This should straight out so we know why two versions came out. Was Ippei blocking communication within Ohtani's camp or Ippei is being used as a fall guy? I suspect PR person or whoever was involved with that first interview did not vet with Ohtani and legal team as no way you can flip the story like that in one day as this kindof matter will be vetted multiple times before go public. If they can't get any info from PR side, at least should poke into the Dodgers as no way they can arrangement an interview like this without consulting the team. Someone from Dodgers should be able to clarify whether Ohtani was informed of this initial interview or not. People keep talking about wiring transfer but even this reporter did say, wealthy people do differently so wire transfer aspect does require the formal investigation to see whether Ohtani did it or Ippei had an access to the account.

There's no story here until MLB and federal investigators find Ohtani guilty. Until then it's all just speculation by the media trying to get clicks in the name of the most popular athlete. But the dumbest thing people are saying is that Ohtani gambled, well if he did why in the world would he use his own bank account under his own name??? It would make a lot more sense if Ippei used his account. C'mon people, this is getting ridicurous.

@Idlewyld

Ай бұрын

Oh yeah, nothing weird about multiple $500,000 payments going from a star MLB player to a bookie. Are you kidding me??

@wholewheaties

Ай бұрын

@@Idlewyld Ippei took initiative without Ohtani's consent, end of story. Read the comment before you reply!

@Eaglesfan220

Ай бұрын

I dont think he gambled but I do believe his account was used to pay off debts and he knew about it months ago NOT days ago like his lawyers want you to believe. More than likely this happened around the time he signed the 700 mil contract so the money missing would be based on what he was making with the Angels. My issue is they make it sound like he just found out while in Korea which is absolute BS.

@6pingpongpang9

Ай бұрын

@@Eaglesfan220you're not taking into account the money Ohtani makes outside baseball. In 2021 he dade 6 million, 20 million, in 2022, and 35 million in 2023 not counting his salary from Angels.

@tonycruz9767

Ай бұрын

@@Idlewyld Embezzlement 6 M Tim Duncan, 18 M Jack Johnson, 77 M Kevin Garrett...still weird hater? lol

The only victim is Ohtani, he had nothing to do with this, Ippie is a known liar and a gambler. But the haters will spin this around and blame Shohei. There's nothing that proves he is guilty of anything, he did'nt sign any check to make payments and the wire transfer were done by electronic which Ippei had access to. Shohei has no history of gambling, if he did he would not be in a hole racking up a $4 million dollar debt that he cannot pay, he makes over $100million dollars in endorsements. And they have sports betting in Japan and Shohei never gambled there either, why not bet on the players and sports teams in Japan he knows instead of betting on unfamiliar players teams he never followed and know here in the states, and even his teammates here said he refused to go to casinos with them to gamble.

@orlandosanchezsr6190

Ай бұрын

lol 🤣

@tailslapguru

Ай бұрын

Will you be disappointed if he lied to you

@Spinach_D

Ай бұрын

There is also zero evidence Ippei wired Ohtani’s money from Ohtani’s account

@tailslapguru

Ай бұрын

@@Spinach_D where is Ippei? This story is crazy 😜

@DrPhill96

Ай бұрын

😂

Professional sports leagues getting in bed with gambling company advertisers - what could go wrong?

@gomerpyle7721

Ай бұрын

My favorite was JomBoy reporting on this…and then a minute later they talk about their sponsor Draft Kings 😆

@skippythealien9627

26 күн бұрын

@@gomerpyle7721 to be fair, Jomboy is not a serious journalist and he admits that. they're awesome guys at what they do but they're just having fun and being baseball fans ESPN USED to be a reputable news source. now they're just a joke. They should just stick to the WNBA

Great interview

I want her and her party to release the interview they did with Ippei!! Like the actual video lol. I just want to watch the 60 minutes!! Why won’t they release that video? Haha

@xbones1470

Ай бұрын

Because it was a phone call.

@Nerd502

Ай бұрын

Depending on the state, you aren’t allowed to record phone calls without the permission of both parties. Even with the permission, some states still say that’s it’s illegal to do so.

@pellevastano

Ай бұрын

@@Nerd502 Basically this. I have a feeling as well the spokesperson has asked for their name to be off the record.

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

Another stupid comment. It was a phone call. Are you even listening to what this reporter says?!?!? What part of what she said is not believable?

Am i missing something? Whats the big deal if he wasnt betting on baseball....even if it wasnt a legit betting co.. its his money.

I have answered this 3 different times before in this thread, but for some reason YT has nuked my comments. Until other evidence is provided, it seems entirely likely that Otani's version of events is true and that the translator is a thief. If you have any experience with people with this type of money, it is completely possible that someone would have no knowledge of large amounts of money being moved into and out of an account. Many of these people NEVER personally communicate with accountants, banks, estate lawyers, etc. All such transactions go through a personal secretary/PA/personal lawyer that has all the authorization codes necessary to conduct the transaction without the principle seeing it. There are of course quarterly reports, but those reports are likely not examined in detail, particularly in this case with the translation going through a single person. The only money paperwork the principle would ever see are documents that require an actual paper signature to be legally activated(i.e. loans, property purchase, etc.) Many financial documents these days are signed/authorized via electronic signatures that can be used by employees or other 3rd parties. It is even likely that Otani does not even sign his own federal tax filings.

If he presses charges then this is all over. If he really got "robbed" then pres charges idk why that part isn't already being done. Only person who can start that process is ohtani. I'm not saying ohtani is guilty but if you want this nerative to go away then press charges unless he feels guilty

@tonycruz9767

Ай бұрын

How you know he hasn't pressed charges? lol Just because ESPN can't confirmed it yet and now y'all haters grasping on another conspiracy theory after all the old ones have been debunked? The desperation...lol

@tonycruz9767

Ай бұрын

So if he press charges then it's all over? lol That's not how the law works! Next time you get embezzled, report to the FBI! lol It's called due process! Trump is under 91 indictments is he in jail? Has the narrative stopped? Ask the 70 million Americans who are election deniers? lol 😂😂

Who the hell need gambling when he deferred 680,000,000 or his yearly 68M. Fans knows, but many jealous wanted to draw blood from him. Can we just enjoy d excitement he brings

@hd7704

29 күн бұрын

Totally right. He also already made $300 million or something, but he doesn’t care. Ohtani became the greatest baseball player because he only cares about baseball

These media people are nuts!. WTH is so difficult to understand?

I think Shohei must be very lost in translation on the whole thing... Ippei being all fresh and cool at the game with Ohtani at the side, after giving that interview is psycho, sociopath behaviour (not good note on ippeis's charachter). According to the facts given, after the game he came out to the team and then alone to Shohei, where (in my opinion) found out he had been paying ippei's gambling debts wether by being theft or scammed into the situation. In my opinion again, I think he tried to make it pass as Ohtani helping him rather than he, apart of the illegal gambling also be convicted by theft and fraud (a way bigger problem for him than just gambling). we have Ohtani public accusation of Ippei and a very important thing imo, No one on Ippei's side coming to the media, either Japanese or in the US, to defend his character or say Ohtani is lying.

@jaya1000

Ай бұрын

And this tin foil hat theory ippeis taking a fall. Ippeis reputation is destroyed. He's hated internationally. Unemployable. Parents are pissed. Mrs ippei is filing for divorce. Theres no way

Ippei was shielding Ohtani from the world and leading a double life. Even Dave Roberts said a couple of days ago how different dealing with Ohtani is now that they have direct access to him and don't have to rely on Ippei acting as the middle man for every little thing.

I hope ohtani sues her…she looks crooked af ngl lol. Why would you want to just interview the translator?! Shouldn’t you interview Shohei as well? So weird!!

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

Dumbest comment yet. How was she supposed to interview Ohtani who is NEVER available to the media? She relied on HIS hand-picked translator before the scandal. And as she mentioned several times, Ohtani's representatives now won't answer any of her questions. In fact, now Ohtani is not talking to ANYONE. I like Ohtani, but he and his representatives would help themselves if they could explain exactly HOW Ippei stole the money. And why won't they tell us which "authorities" were informed of the 'theft.' By not pressing charges, it seems that maybe Ohtani authorized these payments and that the money was not "stolen." The more Ohtani hides the more suspicious it looks.

@Zayphar

Ай бұрын

@@paultuke5110 I have answered this 3 different times before in this thread, but for some reason YT has nuked my comments. Until other evidence is provided, it seems entirely likely that Otani's version of events is true and that the translator is a thief. If you have any experience with people with this type of money, it is completely possible that someone would have no knowledge of large amounts of money being moved into and out of an account. Many of these people NEVER personally communicate with accountants, banks, estate lawyers, etc. All such transactions go through a personal secretary/PA/personal lawyer that has all the authorization codes necessary to conduct the transaction without the principle seeing it. There are of course quarterly reports, but those reports are likely not examined in detail, particularly in this case with the translation going through a single person. The only money paperwork the principle would ever see are documents that require an actual paper signature to be legally activated(i.e. loans, property purchase, etc.) Many financial documents these days are signed/authorized via electronic signatures that can be used by employees or other 3rd parties. It is even likely that Otani does not even sign his own federal tax filings.

Ohtani has been subjected to media harassment every day. Once he is clearly found not guilty, you guys need to apologize.😡 Reports in Japan have already revealed how the money can be transferred.

@xh3598

Ай бұрын

Second.

@ckbee

Ай бұрын

Third.

@gomerpyle7721

Ай бұрын

He should be suspended until all the truth is revealed

@hd7704

29 күн бұрын

The main source is this fake sports reporter. Tish Thompson is a disgrace as a “journalist”. She should stick with making up metoo too narratives, which is her actual job. ESPN is a disgrace for deliberately assigning their gossip and scandal hack (who knew nothing about baseball, Ohtani, law, or anything else relevant) to a complicated case over her head.

@hd7704

29 күн бұрын

@@gomerpyle7721Suspended for what, genius? Nobody has even accused him of a single thing. Only tinfoil hat wearers like you, Gomer, have fabricated accusations because you hate the dodgers or Asians so much

I wish CNN, MSNBC and FOXNEWS had similar journalistic standards.

@xsnjkwfeny-wr9qr

Ай бұрын

Sports requires absolute integrity, unlike politics

@jpoprockz1735

Ай бұрын

Sad but truthful statement....

@hd7704

29 күн бұрын

Integrity at ESPN??😂 Tish Thompson is a disgrace as a “journalist”. She should stick with making up metoo too narratives, which is her actual job. ESPN is a disgrace for deliberately assigning their gossip and scandal hack (who knew nothing about baseball, Ohtani, law, or anything else relevant) to a complicated case over her head.

She better hire body guards because of this story she reported.

@stephendre2902

Ай бұрын

Are you threatening her?

@hopespringseternal2624

Ай бұрын

@@stephendre2902 How dare you ask that question! Do not reply to me again or I will sue you! I have two sisters who are attorney's. I am not threatening her, but I AM threatening you!

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

@@hopespringseternal2624 PSYCHO ALERT.

Naruhodo. As a Japanese, this is the most American thing I've ever seen.😂😂😂 It's better to see this process than to watch hollywood dramas or movies. I strongly feel the reality. lmao This is it !!!😂

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

If an American ball player in Japan had his bank account linked to a Yakuza group, the police in Japan would throw the ball player in jail for three weeks before he'd even get a hearing. So shut up about how the American process is so bad. The legal system in Japan is absurd - guilty until proven innocent.

@Kkkka-xh4xn

Ай бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠@@paultuke5110 I'm just saying about hate on Ohtani, not criminal procedure.😂 High conviction rate in Japan is the proof that prosecutor never indict misdemeanor. "Guilty until proven innocent" I can see your face like "We finally did it" absurd😂😂😂

700 mil why gamble?

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Everyone says. There's no way I wouldn't notice when $4.5 million was take money out.Of course, this may be the case with a savings account. However, no one will deposit large sums of money into a savings account. In other words, Mizuhara accessed accounts that are not normally checked, such as time deposit accounts. I don't know if it's official or not.

@jaya1000

Ай бұрын

I heard it was ohtanis charity account. Ohtani expected that money to get spent and may have been letting ippei pick a charity. That charity ended up being ippeis gambling debts

This whole thing sounds a bit ippi to me

Yea right

at moments tisha looks like meryl streep

@Zayphar

Ай бұрын

That sounds more like an insult than a compliment.

I enjoy her integrity and honest journalism. You do t see that anymore. She never speculates or assumes. Well done on her end.

@blaynea9711

Ай бұрын

hear hear

@JasonAndre-gl8tx

Ай бұрын

Like how she was shown two wire transfers but told there were nine - and she reported that there are nine? Yeah, fantastic journalism there. 🙄🙄 If you’ve only seen two, then you only report two.

The story had to change many times after the lawyers talked to all sides.

$4.5 millions for someone who has $700 millions is pocket change. Do you check your bank acct or bank employees contact you when you spend $4.50?

You absolutely need more of Tisha Thompson. Great interview Rich.

Rich saying she "crushed it" gives new meaning to the phrase.

I’m interested to know if there was a sense of Ippei the interpreter being prompted on his answers in the second interview. Did Thompson have a sense of that on the phone. I can’t imagine Otani’s lawyers would let him interview without prompting at that point.

Don't bash this reporter! She is just relating facts. She never says Ohtani gambled. But money was transferred to a bookie from his account. If that was Mike Yastrzemski...none of you would even blink! It looks bad even if the player NEVER gambled...which I also believe to be true.

@shawnfitzgerald818

Ай бұрын

If he wasn't a cash cow to mlb they would throw him under the bus like they normally do. His account was the source of a crime. The problem I need answer to is why didn't ohtani reps vet with ohtani himself ippeys version before sending him to espn? Don't tell me they didn't have another interpreter to communicate with him they have one for their new Japanese pitcher. This is the part that is a stretch to believe and if somehow is true he should clean house because they are the most incompetent overpaid reps ever! Only 2 people know what really happened. We can speculate. If ohtani is telling truth his reps are giant bunch of incompetent bungling boobs. Mlb needs to get out of bed with gambling but they are greedy parasites. I'm sure there are players and coaches in mlb betting on baseball because gambling is so mainstream especially players earning less. It's sad what America's past time has done.

How do you keep betting if you keep losing? At what point do realize you're not winning?

@oneamerica195

Ай бұрын

it's called chasing.

How were these bets made? When was the last bet placed? Who vouched for the credit? Is there money still owed...and is this buying favor? The electronic fingerprint of the lines provided and how the bets were placed will tell the tale.

And this is how Christopher Moltisanti was finally able to start making a profit on the book that Paulie gave him. Welcome to the NFL, kid!

@phish66

Ай бұрын

MLB: "Are you betting on baseball Mr. Ohtani?" Ohtani: "I did-dent!"

She seems frustrated. She broke the biggest sports story of the decade and MLB is going to squash it

@aswerty911

Ай бұрын

She's frustrated because even though she was first, she doens't have the whole story. And whatever head start she has is gone since everyone else looking into it are caught up at this point.

@Spinach_D

Ай бұрын

@@aswerty911 interesting to see if anyone else has the sources she has or more

@EnlightensuccessorV2

Ай бұрын

There’s no way they don’t have the voice recording between her and Ippei!! Would be nice to drop that anytime now!!!

I got catfished by the thumbnail

If I had his sort of wealth, you damn well bet I’d have an accountant that would immediately know if suddenly $5 million was missing.

@Apache555

Ай бұрын

Sounds like you are missing out a lot of news lately. Numerous players and interpreter spoke and mentioned it’s not uncommon for interpreter to have access to the players bank account and take care of the tasks.

@MikeBA10

Ай бұрын

​@Apache555 it may be common for an interpreter to carry a checkbook, but the point is did Ohtani not have anybody overseeing his finances? A CPA, a financial planner...none of those?

@user-uu9nf8fi1i

Ай бұрын

@@MikeBA10 Yes that is correct. At least at the time of the Angels, they did not have a dedicated financial planner or a dedicated accountant who monitored their financial situation every step of the way.

@colinhowell2777

Ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing but I got a bit of a new perspective on it when I heard an ESPN baseball reporter say that in 2023 between endorsements and salary Ohtani earned right about $100M. Maybe that's how $4.5M outflow isn't noticed.

@tonycruz9767

Ай бұрын

What if the accountant was the thief? lol Ask Tim Ducan...🤡🤡🤭🤭😅😅

What a great story and this journalist is playing it by the book.....no pun intended.

So the only example i can give is what i know and may have experienced. You are in a car with the "chosen one", "Cash cow", "Big dog"...a cop pulls you over. In the car there may be an illegal gun. The officer asks for consent to search because of probable cause. At this point the "Big Dog" looks over at you and says, yo dog....you gotta take the charge. Dont worry I'll make sure in the end you are taken care of....

When was the first payment made to a bookie from Ohtani’s account? If this has been going on for months or years there is absolutely no way Ohtani did not know about this.. When did the transfer that got them in trouble happen? The more evidence that comes out I have a very hard time believing that Ohtani did not know about this. Ohtani would have been made aware of Ippei’s gambling almost as soon as it started most likely.. There is a very small chance that Ohtani just found out this was happening.. Ippei is an interpreter not a member of Ohtani’s financial team.. Ippei would not have access to Ohtani’s bank accounts.. Ohtani would have to be the one to send the money transfers from his own account… There’s no way Ohtani would not have noticed money being stolen from his account, especially if it’s millions of dollars.. Ohtani had to know about this, and the more we are told, it would seem to me that Ohtani knowingly paid Ippei’s illegal gambling debts.

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

Yep. The payments were all done last fall before the bookie was shut down - in October. Ohtani (or at least his representatives) had to have known about these payments.

@Zayphar

Ай бұрын

I have answered this 3 different times before in this thread, but for some reason YT has nuked my comments. Until other evidence is provided, it seems entirely likely that Otani's version of events is true and that the translator is a thief. If you have any experience with people with this type of money, it is completely possible that someone would have no knowledge of large amounts of money being moved into and out of an account. Many of these people NEVER personally communicate with accountants, banks, estate lawyers, etc. All such transactions go through a personal secretary/PA/personal lawyer that has all the authorization codes necessary to conduct the transaction without the principle seeing it. There are of course quarterly reports, but those reports are likely not examined in detail, particularly in this case with the translation going through a single person. The only money paperwork the principle would ever see are documents that require an actual paper signature to be legally activated(i.e. loans, property purchase, etc.) Many financial documents these days are signed/authorized via electronic signatures that can be used by employees or other 3rd parties. It is even likely that Otani does not even sign his own federal tax filings.

We promote Sports gambling like it's Black Friday & Christmas. Why are we surprised? 😂

If the crisis manager was in the room during the interview could the interview itself have been set to get some sort of confession or to officially lie on camera and to a journalist?

Keep doing Zoom. Great interview!

After watching Ohtani today and if he keeps hitting homeruns none of his fans would care about this story anymore .

@maxherzog3287

Ай бұрын

Tell that to Pete rose

@tailslapguru

Ай бұрын

I disagree. This may hurt his performance

@eiko-tropicana

28 күн бұрын

@@tailslapgurureally ?Looks like he is doing very well 😂😂😂😂😂

@eiko-tropicana

28 күн бұрын

@@tailslapguru😂😂

@tailslapguru

28 күн бұрын

@@eiko-tropicana he’s barely hitting. Not lookin good this season

Whether he's guilty or not, whatever Bank cleared these transactions, need to be investigated also. There are steps you follow when it comes to big dollar amounts. Just wondering where the break down in these transactions with the bank went wrong or didn't follow protocol!

@tonycruz9767

Ай бұрын

No breakdown, Bank confirmed Ippie had POA....clase closed! Its over...

@Zayphar

Ай бұрын

I have answered this 3 different times before in this thread, but for some reason YT has nuked my comments. Until other evidence is provided, it seems entirely likely that Otani's version of events is true and that the translator is a thief. If you have any experience with people with this type of money, it is completely possible that someone would have no knowledge of large amounts of money being moved into and out of an account. Many of these people NEVER personally communicate with accountants, banks, estate lawyers, etc. All such transactions go through a personal secretary/PA/personal lawyer that has all the authorization codes necessary to conduct the transaction without the principle seeing it. There are of course quarterly reports, but those reports are likely not examined in detail, particularly in this case with the translation going through a single person. The only money paperwork the principle would ever see are documents that require an actual paper signature to be legally activated(i.e. loans, property purchase, etc.) Many financial documents these days are signed/authorized via electronic signatures that can be used by employees or other 3rd parties. It is even likely that Otani does not even sign his own federal tax filings.

I would definitely read the story........if it wasn't on ESPN. Sorry

I get that Tisha Thompson tries to cash in her 15 minutes of fame by going around these talk shows. But, and this is a big BUT, at the end, she didn't come up with any scoop. Instead, she was saved by Ohtani's lawyers and LA Times from not becoming another John Morosi reporting Ohtani flying to Toronto. Whether Ippei lied to her or he sabotaged the communication between the crisis manager and Ohtani (both are likely true, btw) is actually secondary. The important thing here is that Thompson was about to publish a story involving Ohtani without directly reaching Ohtani. For the story with this magnitude, her behavior violates Journalism 101 to me. The least thing she could do is to admit she has been duped and then stop giving any legitimacy to her "scoop".

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

Did you pass Journalism 101? She didn't run the story. She admitted she was duped. Thanks for the ignorant comment. I laughed.

@JasonAndre-gl8tx

Ай бұрын

Here’s the part that’s confusing to me. She clearly states she has seen two wire transfers. Then she states that sources have told her there are nine. But - why would she believe there are nine when they only showed her two? Why couldn’t they show her all nine? Why would she just take their word for it, especially when they were able to confirm two?

Tisha so basically your literally no further in this when you did the initial interview? A ton more questions then answers!!!

Gotta love how the mainstream media (who are backing MLB and trying to keep Ohtani active) keep saying "Ohtani isn't fluent in English" like it means he is oblivious to everything going on around him.

And, one or both avoided the conflict of “betting on baseball,” even though they knew ERA and batting averages and injury reports and every team and player statistic. Instead, they chose to bet on LaCrosse and Cricket matches (and, lost money Big Time) BTW, if someone held a gun to our head and gave me 15 minutes to figure out how to lose $4.5 million, could we do it?

Maybe the sake was making him say the truth the first time.

so we have learned nothing. good job.

If I had an interpreter, I would have been scot-free! Pete Rose

@loganwalker8038

Ай бұрын

Exactly the attitude he will never get into HOF by not knowning or denying the difference! lol

7/22/22. Timmy Smokes on X

Apparently Japanese local media did more “journalistic” research than Tisha at ESPN, with Ohtani’s trust Ippei was managing his charity bank account for years using it to pay his debts which amounted to $4.5M. Oh another “journalistic” reporting from OCR unlike Tisha ESPN, did find out from the bookie himself that Ippei told him when asked about money wiring from Ohtani account Ippei told him Ohtani lend him the money 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 for Journalistic integrity

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

Please share the link to that story about the charity bank account. And if true, why doesn't Ohtani explain that to the media?

@oneamerica195

Ай бұрын

@@paultuke5110 Just like he mentioned in the beginning, he's limited to what he can say to the media.

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

@@oneamerica195 Yes, especially if it implicates him. There is a lot he can say... especially about who had access to his accounts. If only Ippei had access, then it will help us understand. But the fact that these transfers happened 6+ months ago, I'm calling BS on the Ohtani claim that Ippei "stole" the money without Ohtani knowing about it.

Why didn’t she interview ohtani himself? Why believe just the interpreter? Where is the integrity of a so journalist to just interview one party? Not the person Involved himself? Ohtani should sue for malicious intent

@TonedFlash

Ай бұрын

Because Ohtani doesn't speak English and wouldn't agree to an interview.

@Joe-nd5dm

Ай бұрын

@@TonedFlashwho knows if he would have? Having the information of what’s going on in hand… like you know, get an outsider, a colleague that speaks Japanese, even google translator could help 😂 she was just too eager toget the story first

@TonedFlash

Ай бұрын

@@Joe-nd5dm she asked Ohtani's agent for comment, and the agent told her to talk to Ippei. She then reported what he told her, which corroborated other evidence ESPN had. I think that's worth reporting even if it's disputed later.

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

@@Joe-nd5dm Stupid comment. She had been working on this story for months as the payments to the bookie were made last fall. She had lots of information. She wanted to talk to Ohtani, but he wouldn't do it. That's why she interviewed Ippei - and she, of course, assumed what he said was true as Ippei was acting as the Ohtani spokesperson. You need to keep up, "Joe"

A Part of story leads to untruth and meaningless talks. Wait for the whole investigation in process please.

It sounds like lawyers got to him last minute and changed story

Why didn't you ask Ohtani directly? If you didn't ask him, then the article is not accurate.

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

HAHAHAHA. Did you watch Ohtani's press conference - the part where it was announced there would be no questions? LOL

@EstebanMejia_

Ай бұрын

@@paultuke5110you a hater bro get off and touch grass.

@EstebanMejia_

Ай бұрын

Exactly.

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

@@EstebanMejia_ Hater? 😂 I love idiotic comments from blindly loyal Dodger fans. 😂

Pearl Harbor, the treatment of POW's and now this.

This reporter initially reported what Ippei said without cross-checking or talking to other sources. That is not true journalism. And Shohei is now paying the price because of the change in Ippei’s story and her reporting of it.

@johnbrowntheprophet

Ай бұрын

No, she asked Ippei Mizuhara to confirm information and testimony that she already had. He lied to her (allegedly). She wasn’t flying blindly when she interviewed Mizuhara. 🤷🏻‍♂️🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

@SleazyDonny

Ай бұрын

@@johnbrowntheprophetWho else other than Ippei did the reporter talk to about whether Shohei authorized wire payments to the bookie? That is one of Eisen’s key questions. She reported Shohei authorized the payments, based on what Ippei said, and did not cite any corroboration from another source or evidence to the contrary. Now some suspect Shohei did authorize the wire payments, even though he says he did not know about them until the opener in Korea.

@johnbrowntheprophet

Ай бұрын

@@SleazyDonny - C’mon, man. This isn’t that difficult. 🤷🏻‍♂️🙄🤦🏻‍♂️ Who else besides Ohtani and Mizuhara would know about who authorized the payments??? 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

@Zayphar

Ай бұрын

@@johnbrowntheprophet I have answered this 3 different times before in this thread, but for some reason YT has nuked all my comments. Until other evidence is provided, it seems entirely likely that Otani's version of events is true and that the translator is a thief. If you have any experience with people with this type of money, it is completely possible that someone would have no knowledge of large amounts of money being moved into and out of an account. Many of these people NEVER personally communicate with accountants, banks, estate lawyers, etc. All such transactions go through a personal secretary/PA/personal lawyer that has all the authorization codes necessary to conduct the transaction without the principle seeing it. There are of course quarterly reports, but those reports are likely not examined in detail, particularly in this case with the translation going through a single person. The only money paperwork the principle would ever see are documents that require an actual paper signature to be legally activated(i.e. loans, property purchase, etc.) Many financial documents these days are signed/authorized via electronic signatures that can be used by employees or other 3rd parties. It is even likely that Otani does not even sign his own federal tax filings.

Say it ain't Sho!

1:51 creedence…. If by that you mean, glossing over an easy to understand fact that a multi-millionaire in their 20’s has people who handle $ transactions, and of COURSE would not use an H!!! But let’s spread insinuation and add low data information into our viewers minds…. I expect more from a Michigan man.

Whats the big deal! OHTANI has never had any rumors of gambling issues. His mom took care of his finances. If your worth a billion dollars $4.5 million is like us giving $100 to a friend. Ippei and ohtani knows betting in baseball is ILLEGAL! Might not be worth it to sue Ippei. Ippei did ROB the trust of ohtani friendship through his gambling issues.

Kudos to Tisha for not getting pulled into what Rich was trying to speculate. That’s not her job. She’s confirming the story as she and her team wrote it. There’s no way she would have been about to publish if she didn’t KNOW that Ohtani sent that money. The focus was never if he gambled. It’s that he’s sending money to a bookie that’s getting busted by the feds.

@tonycruz9767

Ай бұрын

She thought she had it locked but it turned out to be a dud! It never crossed her mind Ippie was lying to her...

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

@@tonycruz9767 yes. especially as what he said matched the information she had collected from the bookie and other sources.

Excellent reporting, Tisha. Please keep digging on this one

So tell me how this is any different than the Black Sox or Peter Rose. This Sport of Baseball is so F'd up!!!!!!!!!!!

@JamesDuckettAuthor

Ай бұрын

The biggest difference is that there was no betting on baseball involved... Especially on a game you're involved in. That is what the black Sox and Pete Rose did, not Ippea.

It’s time for Ohtani to learn to speak English instead of relying on someone too much

18:55 a mans true nightmare

His name being spelled "Otani" means nothing, so that's just another example of inflating a story that so far has almost no substance to it beyond what Ohtani himself has already announced. Sure, there are still some questions needing to be answered. But I feel respect and trust in Ohtani, while I have none for Ippei at this point. If Ohtani has not bet on baseball or placed bets of any kind illegally, then the story is not any wrongdoing on his part. Instead, the focus should be on Ippei and his wrongdoing, legally or not. We know his bio contains massive falsehoods in it. I believe Ohtani was betrayed by a guy he trusted, given authority beyond what he should have had, and left Ohtani with a tainted reputation. His character is pretty well-established by now, and I have no reason to suspect that he knowingly did anything illegal.

It seems like it's costing more emotionally to Tisha Thompson than to Ohtani himself. Typical American...

@hd7704

29 күн бұрын

Typical American narcissistic drama Queen always has to be the center of attention

I want to point out that the absolute lack of both this program, which I generally love, and American media, in general, of discussing issues WITH multi-lingual and multicultural journalists, area specialists, etc., is a profound weakness rooted in either benign, but ignorant, disinterest, or a pure cultural-superiority complex. As an American emigrant, this has been sad to watch. If you're determined to tread this same path, invite David Fletcher to call in to the program to talk about inviting Mizuhara to the card game with Bowyer. Was Ohtani, that gambling degenerate, just not interested that day? Secondly, the English spelling of 大谷' s name in romaji as a gotcha is moronic. If you spoke to anyone who understands the Japanese language, you'd understand in under 10 seconds. Overall, really disappointing coverage, Rich.

@blackjesus804

Ай бұрын

Card gambling is very different than sports betting.

@arsmor1end1

Ай бұрын

@@blackjesus804 That's what you took away from the comment? Great work, Jeezy.

@blackjesus804

Ай бұрын

@@arsmor1end1 It was mostly crap whining about the media so I addressed the false excuse for Ohtani that is 100% not relevant to anything he did.

@arsmor1end1

Ай бұрын

@@blackjesus804 yer dum

She is very professional.

Other than views/likes/subscribes, what’s the importance of all of this? Is it illegal for Ohtani to bet on sports outside of baseball? I thought sports betting is now legal?

@BobBob-ll3xw

Ай бұрын

gambling is illegal in California. that's why the story changed the next day, otherwise he could be an accomplice to illegal acts.

@xbones1470

Ай бұрын

@@BobBob-ll3xwthat’s not why the story changed.

@Idlewyld

Ай бұрын

It's illegal, and Otani could be suspended for associating with an illegal gambler.. If it's proven he bet on the Dodgers, he will be banned for life from baseball.

@tonycruz9767

Ай бұрын

@@BobBob-ll3xw The story changed because Ohtani confronted Ippie in the hotel and he admitted he lied in the first interview. End of story! lol

Thinking baseball will run with the take I heard out of Japan, that the money came out of an account that was for charity that Shohei’s interpreter had control of. Hoping that’s the case. Whooopsie. First time hearing this. Kind of puts a monkey wrench in the entire Ohtani camp.

@paultuke5110

Ай бұрын

Yes. The fact that all these payments were made more than six months ago. How was the charitable account so mismanaged? Maybe Ohtani was just being charitable with his friend?

Were they friends or not? Ohtani said they were just biz partners. Why would anyone pay off that kind of debt for another person, especially someone who he says is not his friend.

@tonycruz9767

Ай бұрын

Ohtani was joking! lol Ippie was his business partner, best friend, confidant, and like a big brother.

Seems fishy….

Shohei Ohtani... Without "the" H? Which H? He has three of them?

@malandinara

Ай бұрын

They mean his "last" or "family" name, which is usually spelled as "Otani" when translated into English. Some Japanese names can be spelled in more than one way in English. For example, "Inoue" can also be rendered as "Inouye."

@Zayphar

Ай бұрын

​@@malandinara Yes. His family name is 大谷. His family name is NOT Ohtani or Otani.