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@tailslapguru

Ай бұрын

what a coincidence

@YoungC432

Ай бұрын

Fan dual actually.

@johnlicciardello2389

Ай бұрын

Gambling is a crippling addiction that ruins lives. Ohtani just lost $4.5mm on gambling and ESPN has to pretend gambling to good because $$$$

@kylekujawa

Ай бұрын

ESPN Bets is the answer boys. Though your argument’s are true lol

@TalayonIndependiente

Ай бұрын

This subject is covered better by Stephen A

"I did not have financial relations with that bookie" This sounds familiar lmao

@C.A.D.

Ай бұрын

Except he's being fr

@jasonfuller2734

Ай бұрын

“I grabbed the bookie by the kitty.” Sounds much better I guess.

@officialhamsue

Ай бұрын

Ban him for a year , until further information comes

@C.A.D.

Ай бұрын

@@officialhamsue hell nah

@tokihikaru-ve7wb

Ай бұрын

Apologize to him, you monkeys who talk based on speculation

I am Japanese and living in America for 12years now. I believe 💯 %what Otani said. Remember he made a statement that he has no involvement for anything and told that Ippei stole from him. So if what Otani said was not true he could risk himself from being sued by Ippei . Also Otani’s lawyer would not let Otani make a statement like that if they are not sure .

He knows English, but ordering dinner and holding a press conference are 2 different things.

@Teddypain20

Ай бұрын

Like Sammy Sosa lol

@paulnicholson5937

Ай бұрын

Just like he might buy his interpreter dinner if he's short some cash, but not going to let him have access to bank accounts up $4.5 million, not the same thing...daaherr...

@jo3y_2.0

Ай бұрын

Just like that one time when Manny Ramirez used an interpreter while on the White Sox. 😂😂

@kimnelson-barclay7427

Ай бұрын

Good point

@DBRooper

Ай бұрын

most children in japan study english for several years before graduating high school. plus, ohtani is entering his 7th year in the majors. the only way he isn't semi-fluent by now is if he is intentionally avoiding even making an attempt.

I too knew nothing about my gambling debts

@trevorcarey3997

Ай бұрын

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, even his teammates here said he refused to go to casinos with them.

@IsmokeHiphopLive

Ай бұрын

@@trevorcarey3997 Lies just quit buddy

@JohnRiddell-oe4sn

Ай бұрын

@@trevorcarey3997 yeah exactly, he didn't gamble when he makes over half a billion dollars it was clearly his interpreter

@benisrood

Ай бұрын

This is such a stupid perspective. If you didn't make the bets, how would you know about them?

@charleshessproductions

Ай бұрын

loll

C'mon! Ohtani is not going to use his OWN account, with his OWN name on it, to pay off an illegal bookie. He knows everyone watches him, wants to know what he does, etc. His interpreter was more than just his interperter. He had an seperate account, with Ohtani's name and permission to use, for conducting personal purchase, payment of bills, etc. Money went into this account every month, for the course of several years, and Ippei made the debt transactions 9 times, without Ohtani's knowledge. Ohtani's biggest crime was trusting this guy and now he is paying for it with this "guilty until proven innocent" bannana.

@jupiteral8217

Ай бұрын

Why the Hell would Ohtani give him a personal account that ran $4.5 million through it? A couple of hundred grand for salary and bill paying and expenses sounds OK. But $4.5 million? Come on Man

@JayyyRodddd

Ай бұрын

From a padres fan, I think his story of not knowing is entirely plausible and probably what happened. But it’s fun as hell to tease the situation

I remember my first $4.5 million bank transfer...

@xavierb9061

Ай бұрын

This year

@MVPTC

Ай бұрын

They went in 500k increments

@jasonshapiro9932

Ай бұрын

Ohtani is not looking at his bank statements. Ever. Lol

@Neckoya

Ай бұрын

​@@jasonshapiro9932you're assuming he is as thick as you

@gokeanu8917

Ай бұрын

I meant my first 9 $500K bank transfers...@@MVPTC

Looks like his involvement was… lost in translation

@ryanp6999

Ай бұрын

That’s a damn good movie

@SES4L

Ай бұрын

😎 YEEAAAHHHH!!!

@Daniel-lu7ck

Ай бұрын

A sequel is coming "lost in transaction"

@707ladytee

Ай бұрын

@@Daniel-lu7ck 😀

I’d deny it to

@xh3598

Ай бұрын

From Ohtani himself to all of you sportscasters. A rat ship, a vessel full of sea-going snitches (by AlPacino "I'll show you out of order").

@C.A.D.

Ай бұрын

Well he didn't do it so yeah obviously

This the same guy that gave away all his earnings from his first home run derby to the training staff of the angels. Left millions of dollars on the table to come to America to play a sport he dedicated every second of his life to. Probably never even seen what a bet or a spread looks like. I believe most the hate comes from Jealous people who can't come to grips with the fact that an asain man from another country who speaks no English is the best player in an AMERICAN sport. They been waiting on anything to slander his name. Dig deep and humble yourself the man is nothing but class growing up in a culture of unimaginable discipline, especially if he grew up in the baseball world of Japan. Absolutely zero chance this man bet on sports

@masonloh1411

Ай бұрын

You said it Asian Man $$$ Jealous - use to work w/ 400 people - many jealous of me because I Alway's had money in my pocket while they already spend the paycheck in the first weekend. I was Alway's happy - smile & they don't like that / questions me why I'm Alway's cheerful.

@Venerable-nv9sk

Ай бұрын

Pls don't start with the good ol' reliable "You are just jealous" and "I'm a minority in America" thing. You said it yourself, a man born in Japan, especially the crazy japanese baseball world, from childhood filled to the Max with pressure, responsability, public scrutiny and everything else that comes with unbelivable amounts of fame can absolutely make you fall victim to vices. Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods to name a few. Shohei is just human not the japanese coming of Jesus. There's absolutely a chance he bet on sports.

@benisrood

Ай бұрын

I think it's just jealousy, period, less about race.

@benisrood

Ай бұрын

​@@Venerable-nv9sk Of course there is a chance but it's highly unlikely.

@Tank4Life

Ай бұрын

He left millions to play in America? He just got 3/4 of a billion dollars!!! Are you stupid?

I wanted to believe ohtani...until i found out the $4.5m was "stolen" via multiple $500,000 wire transfers, over a 3 week period. I find it hard to believe that ohtani is clueless.

@davidnelson7719

Ай бұрын

Yeah... you never hear about embezzlement happening. You have a very "poor person" perspective of the world.

@JD.G

Ай бұрын

@@davidnelson7719 I have no idea what that means... All I know is ohtani is either clueless or complicit, and he has way too many people around him to be clueless

@jlruiz7634

Ай бұрын

Wow! All 9 transactions were done within 3 weeks? Honestly I thought it was a matter of months. 3 weeks seems quick enough to finesse ohtani

@Sagiterrian77

Ай бұрын

😂😢😂😢😂😢😂😢

@burtreynolds8030

Ай бұрын

@@davidnelson7719🤣 “poor person perspective” that’s rich, any average Joe can see the bs being pulled, ohtani did it but the MLB doesn’t want to lose their new face

If that’s true he needs the fire his accountant, too. Ain’t hearing nothing about that.

@mrrodriguezHLP

Ай бұрын

I'm just judging from the public info we have about his personal life, nice trusting guy, whose mom is possibly his manager, he sounds like some athletes that went broke on the 30 for 30. They either blew through all the money or allowed others to mismanage it which sounds like Shohei.

I think one thing that gets lost in this is the culture Shohei comes from. The honor culture of Japan comes with a certain amount of built in trust that would seem much easier to take advantage of than someone from the far more skeptical culture of the United States.

@Unspoke

Ай бұрын

Yes. But unfortunately a lot of Americans believe that everyone is as belligerent as they are.

@lovejoyb20

Ай бұрын

@@Unspoke Right, but my point was Ippei understands the culture and the potential vulnerabilities better than any average American, and Shohei would have had the built in trust of the Japanese culture.

@Unspoke

Ай бұрын

@@lovejoyb20 Right. And I was adding on to you that many of these sports viewers, especially these *professional online sports commentators, are just as rude and ignorant as they are.

@Relayer6a

Ай бұрын

And then the Ginsu chef pays you a visit when you break that trust.

@JimmyHossa

Ай бұрын

The honor of attacking Pearl Harbor 😵‍💫😳🤡

So the interpreter is going to go to prison for stealing 4.5 million dollars right? ...right?

@xh3598

Ай бұрын

From Ohtani himself to all of you sportscasters. A rat ship, a vessel full of sea-going snitches (by AlPacino "I'll show you out of order").

@userac-xpg

Ай бұрын

nope, because then the whole truth would come out and Ohtani's career would be over.

@xavierb9061

Ай бұрын

@@userac-xpg why i think ohtani innocent. Throwing guy under bus he gotta be clean

@devontehamilton3804

Ай бұрын

Ohtani will "banish" him back to Japan, if he actually faces jail time he's going to squeal and tell the truth that Ohtani was gambling

@piscator2813

Ай бұрын

Nah Ippei is not returning to the US any time soon

All his money isn’t in one account. And no way he’s checking his balances everyday. And 4.5 million isn’t much when you are worth a billion. Right?

The original story was from Ippei not Shohei, and then Ippei recanted, he has a history of gambling and also a known liar. In 2018 Ippei claims that he graduated from the University of California-Riverside in 2007, and also claimed he workedcl as an interpreter for the Red Sox in 2012.

@jonnyt16

Ай бұрын

Okay. So Ippei stole 4.5 millions dollars from Shohei. Can you explain to me why then Ippei has not been arrested? Last I checked, the FBI (who investigated all this) doesn't let you steal millions of dollars from someone and just walk away.

@rnguyen369

Ай бұрын

Pretty sure Ippei hasnt returned from Korea. Fool is nowhere to be found

@challenger516

Ай бұрын

@@rnguyen369Where is the source saying Ippei is in Korea? Show us.

@josea4091

Ай бұрын

The original interview/ story was set up by Ohtani’s group. You think they weren’t listening in on the conversation and coaching Ippei? You must be dumb

Take all of my money pat! That seabass reference is the best😂

You know what they say, deny, deny, deny, until they prove you wrong. Then ask for forgiveness.

@xthaking

Ай бұрын

💯

@C.A.D.

Ай бұрын

He didn't do anything

@sirfish9824

Ай бұрын

@@C.A.D.yeah ok. He definitely didn’t know 500 k was being taken from his bank account every week. I mean come on dude. First of all you need ohtanis authorization to even take that money from his account.

@nightstalker2929

Ай бұрын

​@sirfish9824 Said who? Do you have proof if that? No! so stfu hater

groundbreaking coverage here, japanese and english are not the same language

Best dumb and dumber reference I’ve heard in years. Thank you.

Pat doing the most responsible reporting on the subject should be an embarrassment to the so-called professionals. Most of the experts could not comprehend how Ohtani could not have known.

legalizing sports betting was the worst decision relating to sports the united states has ever made.

@TheTaxiCast

Ай бұрын

created millions of addicts and it's still growing

@MICHVEl12

Ай бұрын

The feds wanted to tax the monies

@Relayer6a

Ай бұрын

Actually legalizing it removes the main concern they had with athletes gambling. Getting into the mob for a ton of money and being extorted into compromising the integrity of the game.

@AmazedBunion

Ай бұрын

@@Relayer6a instead now they compromise the integrity of the game themselves.

@killemkillua

Ай бұрын

@@Relayer6a So wrong with how now it made it easily accessible and easy to influence for gain with no paper trail. Blaming the mob is easy to take it for yourself.

Loving you guys from Tokyo❤

I am a fluent bilingual Japanese-American and my wife is a native Japanese. I still have to ask my wife what the Japanese Dr. or the banker said after the meeting. Medical and business terminology in Japanese is another foreign language for me. Shohei only understands English spoken with only 2-3 word sentences like most American students who attended public schools in U.S.A. It's plausible, Shohei was clueless as to what Ippei was doing(stealing/gambling) behind his back while in the U.S.A.

@eherbo9290

Ай бұрын

Sure he didn’t , also what bookie let’s you get into millions of dollars worth of debt ?

@htusda1

Ай бұрын

I totally understand. I am a Japanese having lived in NA for 35 years, and I have served as Power Of Attorney for many of my colleagues from Japan and have written many checks. Although none of them had the kind of money Shohei has, just wanted to note that it is technically very possible to write checks, so let's just concentrate of how the investigations go.

It'll be crazy if the investigation into the bookie ensnares other athletes.

@shanecavinee6518

Ай бұрын

I was thinking about that as well

Oh yeah? Well if I make a $500.00 online purchase my bank withholding payment and calling, texting & emailing me simultaneously inquiring if I actually made the purchase. But this guy shipped 4.5-milli to an underworld bookie and thumbs twiddled? GTFOOH!

@brothagabe

Ай бұрын

That part

@C.A.D.

Ай бұрын

He's being honest

@JimmyHossa

Ай бұрын

💯🤣😂👍

@codybaker1150

Ай бұрын

You aren't a multimillionaire. That kind of money moving around for them is fairly normal. The translator probably knew the limit. Also, if Shohei told the bank to contact the translator with issues regarding the account then he gets to approve his own embezzling. I'm not saying Shohei is innocent, but professional athletes outsource a lot of this stuff because they don't want to deal with it. It's part of the reason so many end up broke- they let other people piss away all their money while they are playing and when they retire have way less than they thought and awful spending habits

@sirfish9824

Ай бұрын

@@codybaker1150no. Any amount over 10k is reported. Plus any amount over 100k is most definitely not gonna just be allowed without verification. That’s how scammers don’t take billionaires money without them noticing. I grew up with a millionaire.

Appreciate you guys for staying something that I thought was obvious, but obviously people have not put together the last few days. His interpreter was TRUSTED by Ohtani. He had so much access just by the nature of his job to translate EVERYTHING. Ohtani has money up to his ears, I highly doubt that man was checking his bank account regularly.

His response to "how did you feel?" Said it ALL

Shohei's mom is the one in charge of Shohei's money, so he literally has no idea what kind of money he has. Now, I'm assuming Ippei ingratiated himself with Ohtani's family, so it probably wasn't unusual for her to allow Ippei access to Shohei's bank accounts. Ippei was most likely in charge of the day to day purchases like food etc., however no one expected him to do something like this. And all the lies that Ippei has made are now coming to light, I'm glad y'all aren't just jumping on the Shohei bandwagon of hate.

I'm Japanese, and I've hired and worked with a lot of people from English-speaking countries. Although they've been in Japan for decades, they cannot function in our society well by themselves and don't know much about what is really going on in our organization due to their poor Japanese. They are taken care of by those who can speak both Japanese and English as if they were babies.

@Deedeedee214

Ай бұрын

@shigindia Truth. I visited briefly, and I'm no athlete, haven't touched a bat in 15 years; but if you dropped me on a pro team in Japan, the least of my worries daily would be about any sport. ...that said, what did you think of his response to "how did it make you feel?"

@Unspoke

Ай бұрын

@@Deedeedee214 He was expressing the truth. Judging from his behavior when he responded, that pause and response which is a Japanese behavior, he is briefly describing the overall feeling while holding all of the emotions (hurt, betrayal, anger, etc) in a class act manner.

@josea4091

Ай бұрын

I mean it’s not really the same thing. Japanese kids are educated in English since primary school and half of the media they consume music/movies is English based. In the United States exposure to Japanese would not come so early or so heavily. One would need to go out of their way to gain exposure. Language learning is always most effective during primary years. Bottom line is, the story has a lot of holes and trying to hide everything behind a language barrier does not fly. While I do not think Ohtani bet on baseball he clearly knows more than what he is admitting too.

@Deedeedee214

Ай бұрын

@@josea4091 good insight, and agreed...his speech was written by a lawyer who is clearly catering to federal law enforcement and no one else. His response when asked how he felt was, well....

The seabass reference popped me 😂

If you want to judge if Shohei is lying, ask a Japanese person what they think. I am American but I do speak and understand Japanese and I felt that he was telling the truth. Sports gambling is not a big thing in Japan, especially among young athletes. It’s much more likely that his translator became a degenerate gambler after coming to the United States to learn English and work.

The Dumb and Dumber reference is PERFECT

Otani has been sending baseball gloves as a gift to every single child to elementary schools throughout Japan. I don’t think Otani sends money from his bank account by himself to do so. Somebody is using Otani’s money to donate like this on behalf of him. My point is he really does not care much about money. He is not a kinda guy who checks his bank account and smiles. His passion is baseball and he is focused. He is a trustworthy man

@jinsillustrates

Ай бұрын

I remember seeing a clip where he celebrates after successfully throwing the baseball on top of the curb without it falling down in the dugout. And his celebration seemed like it wasn't just for fun but had a small bet with his translator and teammates. He seems like hes a competitive man, kinda like Jordan was when he would play quarters with the security guard.

@Relayer6a

Ай бұрын

Yes, it's not like he looks on his phone at his bank app and sees he's worth $100K less than yesterday. He'll have accounts and funds all over the place. A lot of them he likely doesn't know and has never seen the balances of.

@Tank4Life

Ай бұрын

That's why he got every penny he could in Free Agency, right? He doesn't care about money? Got any other stupid things you want to say?

@Veritasvincit333

Ай бұрын

⁠​⁠@@Tank4LifeI mean he deferred $680 million until after 10 year contract is complete with payments spanning 2034-2043. So maybe you should be aware of what you’re talking about so you’re not the one with stupid things to say. He’s a professional, just happens to be a professional athlete who is a generational talent worth multimillions of dollars to the people who have multimillions to pay.

@THIS---GUY

Ай бұрын

​@@jinsillustrates bro youre really mentioning a guy with zero history of gambling getting excited after a trick shot in the same paragraph as michael jordan who was a hardcore, arguable degenerate gambler his entire life lol ​@jinsillustrates Jordan bet on everything. Otani wouldn't even go to the casino with teammates lol dumbest comparison I've ever read

Id like to know what kind of bookie is giving random MLB employees a $4 million line of credit lmao

@UnhumanNewman

Ай бұрын

When payments are coming directly from someone who the bookie knows has a lot of money, that bottom line credit is endless

@patrickbaklava7297

Ай бұрын

It isn't random

@zacharyfett2491

Ай бұрын

That’s it. That’s the exact question.

@MrDoWork210

Ай бұрын

This might be the dumbest comment I’ve seen.

@CaptainsCollectables

Ай бұрын

Especially an employee making $300,000 a year

Shohei's English is like your restaurant Spanish.

What I really like about this episode is the objectivity and professionalism that is displayed here. The comment of why there is an expectation that those from other countries should speak English is paramount. This position is contrary to Stephen A. Smith's comment that the face of baseball should not have an interpreter. Of course, Stephen A. Smith walked that back. I am new to the baseball youtube videos. Your broadcasts are superb.

@4syms4syms33

Ай бұрын

Same. I was sooo impressed by Pat's understanding and his careful explanation of the cultural differences. So surprised and impressed by his dexterity of understanding. Kudos! New subscriber.

Translator got probably 50-100k down and kept trying to get it back before getting caught 💀

On Japanese sites, supposedly Ippei had access to a 10 million dollar charity account. Dunno if this is true

I get a notifications, emails, etc. from my bank in real time if someone tries to fraudulently run my account for $1, but Ohtani with his team of lawyers and accountants, had multiple $500,000 counts of wire fraud go through yet had no idea. Nonsense.

Notice how this store completely vanished? No follow up. Ohtani isn't suspended pending the investigation

That buckle is glorious!

My brother works for a hearing aid company that makes some hearing aids that have translation abilities. I'm surprised that there not being used by members of the media or sports teams.

Pete Rose wishes he had an interpreter 😂

As an Angels fan I’ve watched a lot of clips and specials on Shohei over the years. I’m pretty sure his mother and father were in control of his money and accounts.

I'd use an interpreter too even if I was somewhat bilingual. I like knowing more than I let on, but also while speaking to the media I'll want to be sure I'm right. I'm sure in the locker room they can communicate fine now

Why no one ask the big question, "When did MLB know Ohtani was the subject of an illegal gambling bust? Because that would explain much more....was it all the way back last October?

@killemkillua

Ай бұрын

Ohtani trainer is being investigated not him lil bro

@emcee6915

Ай бұрын

@@killemkilluaNo that’s not true at all. Ohtani and Ippei are being investigated for gambling. However, no investigation is happening on the alleged theft.

@Tank4Life

Ай бұрын

​@Andy-ll5ls no trainers are being investigated. It's the interpreter. You obviously aren't even following the story.

I’m gonna throw some wild conspiracy theory that this isn’t a sports bet but a payoff to the yakuza. Just saying.

@sirfish9824

Ай бұрын

Could be. Cause there’s zero chance at all that Ohtani wasnt aware of that much money leaving his account. I get a notification for 50 dollars😂. He had to go through the bank and authorize that kind of transaction.

I believe Ohtani...

When his accountants do his taxes every year how do they explain these half million dollar wire transfers to the IRS ?! Do they write them off as donations or losses ?!

@Unspoke

Ай бұрын

What if his accountants was just only one? And that only one was his interpreter? You get the story now.

@challenger516

Ай бұрын

@@Unspokeand his mom didn't notice it? Every Japanese fan is saying his mom was looking after his money.

@Unspoke

Ай бұрын

@@challenger516Are you a Japanese player or his mom?

@challenger516

Ай бұрын

@@UnspokeAre you living in your mom's basement? lol

@minkamo7920

Ай бұрын

He is a victim of theft. He has filed a theft report. It will be recorded as a loss.

Ohtani probably does speak some English, it's a big part of their curriculum in school. Problem is they tend to suck at it and speaking a language poorly is seen as shameful. Somebody like Ohtani would not want to speak publicly and show his bad English

If banned from baseball he can get a job with Homeland Security as a spokesman for claiming the U.S. southern border is closed and secure. 😏

I've been married to a Japanese women for over 32 years. My wife still does not have a good grasp of our language. She's never been one to want to learn it so we both speak English and Japanese to each other, her more English. So, its not uncommon that Shohei does not understand much English or speak it. The thing many don't seem to understand about the Japanese is that they are very honorable and honest people. They don't go around lying. That is a Western thing to lie, and exactly why many are not taking his word at face value. You can bet that Shohei is tell you 100 percent the truth.

@JELazarus

Ай бұрын

I agree. I believe him. I see no dishonesty here. Even if Shohei gambles regularly in other ways. I've never been to Japan, but have had Japanese friends and couldn't agree more about the culture.

@MentalGains

Ай бұрын

Ah yes, lying was invented in the west. Japanese people don't lie 🙄

@baums547

Ай бұрын

Japanese people lie, lol. Acting like the Japanese don't lie, or are somehow morally superior is hilarious. They're people, just like everyone else. They lie, cheat, and steal. They just act very sorry and humble when they get caught.

@koolaid14100

Ай бұрын

“Japanese people don’t go around lying” as the translator lied in the beginning about this ordeal.

@23hunter152

Ай бұрын

His interpreter is Japanese and is apparently a habitual liar and gambler… so…

You're telling me they couldn't find ONE banker who spoke Japanese?!?!?!?!

I can’t transfer 10k without being questioned…

@sirfish9824

Ай бұрын

Exactly. Even a millionaire can’t. Even a billionaire can’t. They report every transaction. They have to authenticate every transaction.

I may not know Spanish, but if i have a bank in Mexico, I am sure gonna be in charge of the pin number. There is no clear explanation how Ippei was able to wire the money on multiple occasions, banks do several levels of verification for wire transfers of this amount, things just don 't add up no matter how much you cover for shoehi.

It wouldn’t be worth his time to study English. He’s paid to play baseball, not to speak English. If he has a spare time, he’s better off focusing on baseball, resting or filming another commercial in Japan.

Let me translate what he said....he said you all idiots 😂...i do whatever i want and MLB wont touch me😂

Of course he didnt know!

Shohei might not have bet but he definitely knew where the money was going

This might be the most laughable excuse ever. The minute you made the first $500k wire the bank would check with you, damn sure when you made 7 of them. There is zero chance ohtani didn't know, zero chance

@codybaker1150

Ай бұрын

Not necessarily. If the guy has a type of account where that kind of money moves frequently, nobody bats an eye. Banks treat multimillionaires differently. Especially if the translator was listed as the phone number for the account, or Ohtani told the bank to talk to the translator. I'm not saying he's innocent, but even Americans get screwed out of a lot of money by letting/ having their friends handle some of their personal matters or finances

You can't put a price on Ohtani's loyalty. 🎨

Sooo this never came up @ the bath house? I find it hard to believe.

One aspect of the story that doesn’t add up to me: a bookmaker gave an individual who makes less than 100k a year over 4 million in credit.

@djzulumask2138

Ай бұрын

He makes 300k

@vanillathunder3024

Ай бұрын

@@djzulumask2138maybe, but the point remains valid…

Legalizing gambling has been nothing short of a disaster

@FSMusicLTD

Ай бұрын

I used to work in a casino and seeing people just throwing away money is so disheartening I didn't stay long

@pacifistay9863

Ай бұрын

Why do you say that? It isn’t legal in California. Seems to be pretty popular where it is legal. Just wondering what the disaster is?

In defense of him being so famous and not knowing fluent English, Messi is the greatest athlete to ever live and barely speaks English. The AI Messi commercials are always entertaining btw. The Lays one specifially lol.

Did Ohtani meet personally with the Bookmaker? Where and when? And, for what purpose?

Pat looking like Johnny Bravo 💪

Everyone’s saying the story changed but was it Mizuhara or Ohtani who first said that the money was to bail him out?

@josea4091

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The problem is, the first story was an interview with espn that the ohtani group set up and facilitated. You really think they weren’t listening in? They just set it up and let Ippei call espn privately lol cmon man

@neilflack1756

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@@josea4091 If you look at the timeline on ESPN by Tina Thompson she is very clear that there is a possibility Mizuhara “translated” the original debt payment claim to the crisis management team that she interviewed. Rather than hiring a new translater in the team’s internal investigation to ensure accuracy of what Shohei said. Therefore, it is possible that he lied about what Shohei said without him knowing.

In this kind of important occasion,if people misunderstand Otani’s English because he is not a native English speaker other problems may Come out. Therefore, please let him use interrupter Japanese people are not good at foreign languages please don’t expect every foreigner can speak in English Japan has Japanese language. I am so sad that Some American people leave very mean comments. I feel so much pain for this person. I think if I meet American people in trouble in Japan, I’m not going to help them.

Anyone ever watched American Greed on cable T.V. - think they still shows re-runs. amazing crazy how people get dupe.

I am Japanese and I am not familiar with this show, but what is happening at 3:08 😂😂

Yea I've never bet on sports either..I know my money is going hit

You might know that every player pay their taxes when they play at different state..myb im wrong...i think ippei is the one that incharge for paying ohtani taxes..because many Japanese player let their interpreter pay their taxes(based on ex interpreter said)...that how ippei get access to ohtani account

Shohei needs to put a 5$ million wager on Maxx Crosby to win 2024 DPOY!!!

Athletes get taken advantage of because in so many cases they are not being educated in finance by the university that is exploiting them. Really sad.

With the history of Ohtani i bet he has no idea whats going on with is finances lol someome in the camp new about the transaction but theres a good chance Ohtani wasnt aware (if thats the case he should def get his camp straight).

Anyone notice in the interview with the new interpreter, as he spoke what Ohtani had told him ohtani is nodding his head as if he knows what he’s saying, plus Trout has said in the past Ohtani speaks a bit of English

I think Shohei didn’t know he was betting but probably knew when the translator needed 4+ millions dollars so he let him take the money to pay off the debt and walk away.

When I was very young, my grandmother spoke French to my brother and me always. I could understand it perfectly well, but I could never speak it correctly. It was weird. My father was the same way. He understood it fine but never spoke it. I can still pick some stuff out, not that I hear French very often, but very little anymore. But I'm guessing, since he's been doing this for a few years that he at the very least understands some English. It seems natural to me, anyway, that if you're around a different language long enough, you don't necessarily become fluent but you learn a little bit. And American English is a very difficult language to learn if you don't start young, like, little kid young. So maybe, but I'm guessing he knows a little.

Little of topic but, Pat might be the most shredded punter of all time

“Gombling.”

With that kind of money he needs to have 2 totally different interpreters to have the double check

Here Before the porn bots flood the comment section

@BoosterGoldEarth6

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Yeah Disney sponsored

@oldbean7150

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To late

@AttilatheThrilla

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@@oldbean7150Too*

Saltburn

I believe Shohei 💯 too. Thank you so much for your understanding.

Shohei cappin as large as Tone’s 10 gallon

There is no way a bookmaker dumb enough to allow wire transfers of 500k to his account. The amount of red flags that it would raise to the IRS, FBI and the RICO act…bookies collect payments on Wednesdays (cash in person). Bookies pay out on Thursdays (cash)…the line of credit was not 4.5 mil. It seemed like 500k, that’s why payments were of 500k.

Real talk, sports gambling is taking out a lot of people of my generation, I can only imagine what it's doing to guys in their 20s. It's way too easy to get lost down a dark hole now.

“If you’re a hustler…” bro wtf just don’t take advantage of people 😂

I get a kick out everyone writing as if they knew Ohtani personally- Everything you think you no about any superstar has been fed to you by PR and legal teams who want you to see things their way. It usually works.

Isn’t 4.5 million the equivalent of losing like 40 bucks to us lol

@sirfish9824

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No Ohtani isn’t a billionaire. That’s why he definitely knew about it. That’s a lot of money even for him.

And this affects everyone arguing about it how exactly ? Did he ask you for the money ?

interpreter was power of attorney too? zoinks

@Deedeedee214

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Unconfirmed

OHTANI is the face of Baseball, WORLDWIDE.....Manfred is NOT going to allow his biggest cash cow to go down. His interpreter is the scapegoat and he'll take the fall. Once the dust settles, the interpreter will be compensated accordingly. Corporate America at it's finest

Is not his fault is MLB's fault that he is still playing😂😂

Gambling is gonna bring everything down eventually. We’re all human.

Didn't anyone see his MVP award speech????

So except for Shohei saying he knew nothing about the gambling and it looking like his interpreter was robbing him blind, EVERYTHING else McAfee said was just him stirring the pot and not based at all in anything factual about the situation. Or did I miss something?

I guess when you work for someone that just signed for 500 million