Apologies for the mispronunciation of Mizuhara’s name! That’s my bad folks 😅

@ClassicGameMusic

4 ай бұрын

E-Peey Mi So Sorry

@boomshakalaka8567

4 ай бұрын

You pronouncing about "aboat" annoyed me more

No way Ohtani doesn’t know about all this, Ippei falling on the sword for him

@MOB92506

4 ай бұрын

Like a Samurai.

@caveman3096

4 ай бұрын

Xenophobic comment. It’s only ok to gamble if you’re a transgendered pot smoker having an abortion. If all those things are taking place at the same time while filling in a mail in ballot for Biden you’re not guilty of any crime

@mikefagan6840

4 ай бұрын

Not gonna last long, honor is a BIG DEAL in Japan 😉 American shysters covering up for him will DEFINITELY fall apart. 😂

@24theMoney

4 ай бұрын

The bookmaker under Fed investigation knows who was betting. He may sing like a bird if the Feds turn up the heat.

@yo2trader539

4 ай бұрын

​@@mikefagan6840Ippei grew up in the US. He's Amercanized.

Listen don’t jump to conclusions, innocent till proven guilty.

What's the update???

NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM ! HE IS TOO BIG TO FAIL !

@floridamaddogg

4 ай бұрын

If it was just MLB investing, possibly you are right. But when you have the FBI and IRS investigating too, it is WAY more serious and consequential for Ohtani

@JesusEsDios007

4 ай бұрын

American Airlines enters the chat...

@SixerIverson04

4 ай бұрын

He is like Lebron a God. Ohtani is like a baseball god just like Lebron he is like a basketball God to his fanboys

@yaya5tim

4 ай бұрын

​@@SixerIverson04lmao Ohatani is bigger than that, bigger than Jordan to NBA

@BobbyJohnson-bc1kb

4 ай бұрын

⁠MLB is the least of his problems he could be criminally charged for this

Thank you for the information. The best advice to all is to allow the investigation to take its course. I'm a Giants fan, but I left making snap judgments about the Dodgers (whom, of course, I habitually root against) in my lost youth decades ago. The truth is that we don't know what happened and the variations on the story don't make it any easier for us casual onlookers to figure it out. May the truth be known and justice done; for now, just reserve judgment.

He should have stayed with the Angels

Who cares! Just win games!

More will be revealed! You can Bet on it.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, none of the 2 versions of Ippei’s story claim Shohei was betting money on sports games. The only thing that changed is his claim that Ohtani paid off his debt. Now to all the people who think him deferring 680M of his money means he’s guilty must have forgotten that he takes home 40M a year on Sponsorship money before he signed with the Dodgers. Now he probably rakes in close to or above 50M a year.

Imagine this thing happening to a good Latin player's (but not a super star) translator. The player would already be suspended during the investigation, and the interpreter, would be looking at an indictment. I think MLB's owners, who pay the commissioner and own him as well as the teams, can see dollars being flushed down the toilet if Ohtani isn't playing. They will try to scrub this dirt off him, the Dodgers, and league, and lay the blame on some criminal patsy way down the line. I wish it weren't true, but the league itself is gambling that the fans won't care about the truth, as long as they can see their hero. Whatever happens, it's not good for baseball. I love baseball, and am pissed off at all those concerned and involved. Gambling has become a disease in all sports, and not only was it not stopped, every day it's encouraged. Expect more dung hitting the fan.

It took a Ruth to save baseball from gambling. Now a Ruth involved in gambling. Disaster for the game.

Most celebrities only give as a tax write-off. Like hell I believe Shohei was so selfless he wanted to bail his friend out $4.5 million. He indirectly was most likely betting through Ippei as his proxy, he was doing it for fun. Ippei is in over his head, he would never say no to Shohei, he covered for him taking the fall that it was his gambling debts but that is still bad for Shohei so Shohei's lawyers flipped the story Ippei stole. C'mon those guys were like brothers, Shohei controls Ippei, watch their body language in past interactions. They are Japanese, there is a deeply ingrained pecking order in Japanese culture. I live in Japan and am also half-Japanese and married to a Japanese. Yes exceptions can happen but stories changed to protect Shohei by making a minion take the fall. Is Ippei willing to go to jail and/or take all the shame for his buddy and boss and the legendary Shohei, seems so, like a true Japanese kamikaze.

They had to be fixing games then things turned bad. Why would a bookie let him fall behind millions.

@JJ_5289

4 ай бұрын

I think its only a matter of time before they prove he was betting on baseball. Doesnt make sense to me that he would bet all other sports but not bet the one sport he has inside knowledge about. Ohtani had to know what was going on and that it was illegal even without gambling on baseball

There’s no way an interpreter could have access to Ohtani’s money without it setting off alarms with his financial advisor and accountant. Was the Dodgers organization aware of this prior to signing him and is that why so much of the contract money deferred?

@Porco_Utah

4 ай бұрын

specially for 2 years $500K each for 9 times.

@JJ_5289

4 ай бұрын

I think either the Dodgers knew or Ohtani himself knew he had a problem and felt he couldnt trust himself with that much money at a time.

@VannTheDawn

4 ай бұрын

So him deferring the money automatically means he’s guilty? What about the near 50 million he brings yearly in sponsorship money? Is that deferred to? C’mon now, this is just stupid.

@eri7-11

4 ай бұрын

And its unnatural he would say Shohei knowingly agreed to pay it off if he had stole it. If Ippei was a liar, he would have fabricated some weird story or kept silent and just had no answer. The truth is Shohei did probably allow him to pay it off, but who would pay 4.5 million in debts for a minion? Shohei was probably betting for fun and used Ippei as a proxy, thats why he cold spend the big bucks. Ippei has been a responsible interpreter loyally by Shohei's side, while on a $300k salary a year and taking care of a family. This is bigger, deeper and dirtier than people realize. I get Shohei is a legend and this could ruin his career but he's ruining Ippei's life and career. Some will say its worth it since Shohei's a legend and Ippei's a minion. But this possibly shows Shohei's character to get a head and be reckless on the side while ruining another.

However it ends up some “fans” will never let it die. It will be a cloud over his head forever. Personally I’m skeptical but I find the whole thing very sad. (For the record, I’m not a Dodgers or Angels fan.)

It's all dirty, just like the contract he signed!

@reno-san87

4 ай бұрын

Still crying cus he didn't sign with your team 😂 stay mad babygirl

@SPICY_BEAR

4 ай бұрын

Haters gonna hate! 😒

Why not use an interpreting machine?

Swept under the rug

Not going happen to become mlb is making money off him he brings fans

@SixerIverson04

4 ай бұрын

He is like Lebron (Ohtani) a god for baseball.

This tells me that he is guilty? If he is found guilty he should be banned from playing mlb baseball and banned from the hall of fame and sent back to his country

Ippei's first story is magnitudes more plausible. The theft story will ruin Ippei's life but is better for baseball.

@sh0t0kan

4 ай бұрын

It isn't. It's plausible for a person in the pursuit of self preservation. He didn't think it was illegal or an issue. This was his problem of not knowing the rules. He figured he'd use his friends name and that would be that. What he didn't realize using his friends name actually was actually going to cause a firestorm. This is what happens when the jig is up for liars. They make grave mistakes. When Shohei people grilled him, the actual truth came out because they revealed the extra 3.5 million in withdrawals. Ippei was only admitting to the two 500 thousand transactions. Ippei has been lying and I believe for a while now Shohei couldn't put his finger on the change in Ippei behavior. I don't think the relationship was as close as the two put on in front of the public. It has been very much strictly business. Shohei personal business was unknown to Ippei. I say this because I don't think Ippei even knew Shohei was dating and soon to be married. The bromance we all think they had fractured at some point many years ago. I Shohei isn't sharing his deepest secrets there is no way Ippei is going to ask for $4.5 million. The withdrawals begin around the same time Shohei was sneaking off to Japan to meet up with Mamiko.

@danweston6109

4 ай бұрын

@@sh0t0kanLongwinded hearsay. Facts matter, especially when stories change dramatically. The only concrete fact we know is 4.5 million in wire transfers going from Shohei to a bookie. People should feel a little silly thinking they somehow know Ohtani better than Ohtani knew Ippei. Fandom can be blinding.

@sh0t0kan

4 ай бұрын

@@danweston6109 Nobody knows Ohtani not the world or even his interpreter. Shohei secretly dating and getting married under everyone's noses proved that. The only thing anyone can do is speculate.

@eri7-11

4 ай бұрын

Yup while telling the world he was single and not dating, while he was, he's world class baseball player and liar, just like my Japanese husband is at times. @@sh0t0kan

All yall are getting fooled. Nothings going to happen to OHTANI

@t-bone2019

4 ай бұрын

Wire fraud is a serious offense! Feds don't give a crap who he is!

@DrJyun

4 ай бұрын

They just want to increase their news attention and money with this news. You are so correct.:) I know inside stories from close Japanese sources.

😂😂😂😂 See what happens when someone who believes they are special meets REALITY head on? 😂😂😂😂😂

It’s embarrassing you’re talking about this when you don’t even know his name. Wth is Muzihara. Amateur

Moozi hara 😂

Now fake news is all over on KZread. Tired of it.

You Ohtani hater can’t help accusing Ohtani for what if’s rather than Ippei being the biggest fraud. Ohtani is the victim here. Go ahead choose to believe a con man.

Felony warrants imminent, developing at Reuters

PETE ROSE, PETE ROSE, PETE ROSE........

@SixerIverson04

4 ай бұрын

​@haraldgriefbacon1373 not going to happen for Ohtani because he is like Lebron of baseball

@artyonwax619

4 ай бұрын

@@SixerIverson04no he isn’t. He’s good but not great.

It’s Mizuhara, not Muzihara. 😂

You actually need English to figure out who to bet for on sports.

@eri7-11

4 ай бұрын

Yup thats why he used Ippei, his proxy and translator to do his bidding for fun. What celebrity gives their minion worker $4.5 million for gambling debts, like none. Ippei's salary is like $300k or something a year, he's got a family to care for, he has been Shohei's faithful servant.

Im a dodger fan i was upset that the dodgers spent that money on him if it came into view months ago why now is it coming out how did he get into his account how did he get that much into debt its alot of money to gamble even if ur betting thousands at a time its seems strange and im sure he is involved somehow its ridiculous just find out if he bet on baseball and if he did black sox him

Is Shohei Otani's interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, a Korean resident in Japan? Is he pretending to be Japanese by using a Japanese name? Did he drive a Korean car at first?Very few Japanese people drive Korean-made cars in Japan.Was he sent to destroy Shohei Otani and became parasitic?

You really don't understand the degenerate nature of gambling if you're saying clueless things like "why would an illegal bookie give 4 million dollars of credit..."

MLB will not let thing go to the way that's against Ohtani's favor, he's the player that revives MLB now in younger American market and globe markets, Dodgers also just invested 1 billion in him, do you really they are going to let this slide? The money behind Ohtani is much more than 1 billion, and if in one of millions chance that he does get involved, his ability to make all those cash from markets will help him to strike a deal with FBI and IRS, he's just that valuable. You really think that IRS never strike a deal with their target? You really think US system is all that fair? You really think there's no exchange of interest going on under the table? Grow up now.

@user-ocs6hj7h

4 ай бұрын

Dominion power 2020💪🏻

Simply go back and look at Ohtani's worst, out of character, performances going back 3 or 4 years. I did and it is illuminating. And I'm no investigator. This is easy: the guy bet millions on baseball games he threw. Easy.

@BenDover-vs7ih

4 ай бұрын

😂

Hahahaha hope they have to boot their poster boy

Maybe Ohtani should go back to Japan and play for the Carps! MLB will give him a free pass.

Ohtani is going to get baned theres no way around it but Manfred will find a loophole

@MOB92506

4 ай бұрын

Only if he bets on baseball. Don’t start reaching.

@FlanMasterT.V

4 ай бұрын

Lol nothing but a fined . Face it

@BenDover-vs7ih

4 ай бұрын

Banned!?!😂

They both should be deported immediately

@frankgraham1996

4 ай бұрын

This is a job for ICE.