Shohei Otani is a pure baseball boy.

From what I have read from the ESPN article, I think this is what happened (which I believe all is very reasonable and plausible and probably what transpired): 1. Ippei started betting with upfront money, which is legal (although I am not sure if it's still legal to bet in California, even with upfront money). 2. Somewhere along the way, Ippei starts betting on credit, which apparently is definitely illegal and does so with an illegal betting organization. 3. Ippei gets way in over his head and finally confides to Shohei, who being unfamiliar with gambling, agrees to pay Ippei's debts, not knowing this could technically make him by association a conspirator in an illegal activity. It's very possible Shohei had no idea what he was getting into, as I myself who has lived in the United States for nearly 60 years had no absolutely no knowledge about gambling laws. 4. Either Ippei by himself, or with Shohei alongside him, pay off the debt online and the bookie tells him (or both) to put "loan" on the memo. 5. Ippei gives an interview to ESPN to admit his guilt and exonerate Shohei to let everyone know that it was Ippei and not Shohei that was gambling. 6. While Ippei's intentions were good, he did not realize that even if Shohei simply wanted to help pay off his friend's debt, Ippei had unintentionally implicated Shohei in the whole mess. 7. Shohei's attorneys realized the severity of this and so they now say Shohei had no involvement and knowledge whatsoever, in order to totally distance him from the whole matter. 8. Ippei realizes he had compounded his gambling with further putting Shohei in hot water and now is backtracking what he stated in the original confession. The feds are investigating now and I think the truth is very close to what I have outlined above. I am fairly confident Shohei never gambled and the investigation will prove this. His whole character, actions, behaviors and lifestyle would point to his disinterest in gambling. Whether or not Shohei tried to pay off Ippei's debts is the real question. If he did, technically he violated the law, although it was out of naivete and ignorance of the gambling laws. Even if you did not know the speed limit but drove above it unknowingly, you are still guilty of the offense under the law. It sucks but that is our judicial system. Still, I do not think that is an offense worthy of suspension, perhaps a fine. Of course, there is a possibility that Shohei was in the dark about everything and Ippei was straight up accessing Shohei's account without his knowledge. We'll find out, of course, but I think this is much ado about nothing.

@richardmesson

3 ай бұрын

Very logical

@melanierodriguez9113

2 ай бұрын

One of the most on point comments I found about this matter..

@valley_walker8288

2 ай бұрын

You said it, omgbygollywow!

@roverjohn

2 ай бұрын

Or, Otani and Ippei have Yakusa connections and they were both into gambling. Or, something else .

@roverjohn

2 ай бұрын

Who on earth would loan Ippei 4.5m expecting Otani to pay?

Hello Ben-san, I've been watching your videos from Japan. Sorry for my poor English. Most Japanese don't think Ohtani is a gambler. Some people including myself first believed in what Mizuhara said in the interview and the team meeting and thought Ohtani had paid for Mizuhara's debt. But hearing what people who have experience in dealing with gambling addicts say, I start to think Mizuhara actually lied about Ohtani helping him with his debt. I also think Mizuhara lies that he didn't know that sports betting was illegal in CA. If Ohtani knew about Mizuhara's problem, I don't think he would have taken photos of themselves with their wives in them. He has been very careful of showing their family members to public. The first thing he does is to protect them who are 'civilians'. I don't think he would show his wife or Mizuhara's wife to public knowing that it could affect them in some way.

The thing is Ohtani is to nice, first he deferred money just to make only $2 million dollars for the better of the team, and now lending his buddy Ippei money to help his debt. And Shohei get's the blame for both of that generosity.

I don't think Ohtani is a gambler. Nothing in his public or financial personality says he's a gambler to me.

@trevorcarey3997

3 ай бұрын

I agree, and Ohtani does'nt need money to gamble, he makes a hundred million dollars in endorsements alone. And even if Shohei knew and lend his buddy Ippie the money what crime did he commit. But when a player is as great as Ohtani is there'll be haters, we saw that with Micheal Jordan and Tom Brady, trolls coming on knocking them of anything.

@omgbygollywow

3 ай бұрын

Yes. Unlike Michael Jordan, who was a notorious gambler and was fine with everyone knowing his gambling tendencies. He would even bet people on personal card games and golf shots. Michael Jordan had that dark and hyper-aggressive side to him that was very much in your face and he even fought his own teammates not to mention his opponents. Shohei Ohtani is the anti-Jordan in all respects. He is quiet, mild-mannered, unperturbed, polite and his lifestyle, behavior and actions have consistently been antithetical to gambling or anything of that nature.

@evanssego7647

3 ай бұрын

To be fair, we don't know much about Ohtani's private life. Most of us didn't even know he had a girlfriend

@obstinatehammer7113

3 ай бұрын

Right! The guy who gave his parents his pro money and lived off $1k/month as a millionaire. And deferred $68 million every year instead of $30mil or $40 mil. Yeah that guy needs money from gambling 😂

@5TUNT1N

3 ай бұрын

@@evanssego7647he doesn’t even talk!! Except through this so interpreter. Had the most secluded life of any billionaire.

Ohtani will give a press conference before long. The most probable story at this stage , in my opinion, is that Ippei asked Ohtani for financial help and Ohtani being a nice guy accepted it because Ippei is his best friend and the money asked was relatively small for him.

Ben looks so sad

I can't get my head around why Dodgers would allow Ippei to do interview with ESPN, when this investigation has been going for months?

@KramericaIndustries7

3 ай бұрын

This. Though technically it was Shohei spokesperson who 'presented' Mizuhara for the interview. For an Ohtani camp that keeps everything tight lipped and so carefully orchestrated, it seems baffling why they would encourage anyone speaking out beyond a simple, to the point generic statement ("no comment", "shohei has no knowledge of involvement"). Doesn't matter that it was his close friend giving the interview; just a bad idea for any potentially involved party in a legal/criminal investigation to be talking at length with media. I don't see what Ippei thought he had to gain saying anything, however truthful or dishonest it may have been.. either way he admits to what he did, loses his relationship, connection, reputation, employment and financial support from Shohei.

Say it ain’t so. I’m an Astros fan and I hate this. A once in a lifetime player entangled in something that could go really bad is terrible for the sport.

Thank you for covering this story responsibly, with compassion and nuance. So much noise going on.

@FlippinBatsPod

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening

This is like when there is a traffic accident, and a whole bunch of people come running on the scene and record it with their phones and put it on social media. There are a lot of KZread wannabe commentators spouting off unfounded claims about Shohei having Ippei be the fall guy for Shohei's supposed gambling addiction in order to get views.

I doubt Ohtani can name 10 NFL teams or any college football players let alone bet on them.

Don’t think Sho is that stupid. The only gamble he would make is stealing base. Everybody should know how an addict works, gambling, drugs or alcohol. They are masters of lying and hiding their addiction even from their family and spouses!!

翔平を今まで見て来た人なら、翔平がギャンブルをする人間とは誰も思わないだろう。 正直、この騒動に翔平を巻き込んだ一平が憎い。なんてことをしてくれたんだ。

@user-bb1yh2uu4s

2 ай бұрын

貴方のコメントは日本中の大谷さんファンの総意だと思います。

@ar63naqw

2 ай бұрын

@@user-bb1yh2uu4s そうですよね。今は一平に腹が立って仕方がないです。違法と知らなかったとはいえ結果的に大迷惑を掛けた。許せない。

The big problem isn't the betting it's the illegal wire transfers to an illegal bookie those are the major problems with this situation.

@Eaglesfan220

3 ай бұрын

Key point alot are missing in this matter, Ohtani had to sign off on those wire transfers from what I understand. Also in a state that is yet to legalize Sports betting. Plus these transactions happened months ago, He had to know.

@xiph.461

3 ай бұрын

I don’t think paying off debts is the illegal part. The illegal part is the betting itself

@MrDjdanv

3 ай бұрын

@@xiph.461No.

@user-ll9qk2el4d

3 ай бұрын

Sports betting is illegal in California, so it is the heart of the problem. If sports betting is legal in CA, then neither the bookie, Ippei, or Ohtani would be in trouble. It would also not be illegal for Ohtani to pay off a friend's gambling debt. Gambling is legal in California, such as State lottery, horse racing, casinos, etc... just not sports betting, which is stupid. I guess as long as the state gets a cut, it's fine.

@luckyclover631

3 ай бұрын

Shohie just helping his bf not to know eppies secret

We don't really know anything. Which story is believable? Which story is the truth? Fact is, we do not know. Too many running their mouths and judging without knowing what the truth is. Like anything, let the damn facts come out and judge when it's officially over.

11:53- This isn't Shohei's first encounter with adversity. When he first started with the Angels, it took him some initial time in his rookie season to find his footing, and not long after he had to face Tommy John surgery and a long rehab. Currently, he's been going thru his 2nd major rehab on his throwing arm.

Thank you Ben.

You both are absolutely correct, let the information develop and release before jumping to conclusions. Most of the comments I have seen on Social media are alleging Ohtani was in on this are being irresponsible. If you are wondering why he has not commented on this it is likely he is trying understand how this even occurred himself and looking for information and support.

Also did the FBI say no baseball or did ippey ( who already lied at least once) say it.

@Leo-mu8mf

3 ай бұрын

the bookies’ lawyer said that and ippei said that.

@brindlereo5972

2 ай бұрын

@Leo-mu8mf I love how he said No baseball because he knew the rules and the went over that in spring. Yet they forgot to go over the don't steal 4.5 mil from the player.

Perhaps it’s the government making it a big deal. Think about it. Shohei’s mega salary is mostly deferred helps Shohei avoid paying mega taxes. I’m sure that makes both the state and feds very unhappy. That’s just an interesting twist that comes to mind.

Ippei probably didn't enroll in math courses in college like I did. I learn, the odds of a gambler making money is low. You're better off being the House/Casino. Tip, gamble only to enjoy watching a game.

Such BS. Translator has $4.5min gambling debt and O didn't know anything. His name is on multiple wire transfers!!

With the story changing it feels like Ippei trip and fell on the sword and became the fall guy. Ippei do a solid and taking the bullet for your boss. Ohtani must have taken a page out of Cris Carter "Get A Fall Guy" seminar.

The interpreter was the fall guy. MLB will cover for Dodgers and Otani because he's a superstar. The is noway an interpreter has access to his account. That's BS.

@hwrk777

3 ай бұрын

Amen

@me-up8tz

2 ай бұрын

If the interpreter was truly set as a fall guy, It would be more well-crafted scenario and they haven't must let the interpreter change his talk or Shohei wouldn't claim interpreter's lie which get the stuation more complicated and lead himself to suspicion from people like you. Ippei was not only Shohei's interpreter but almost his manager. Shohei has some different bank accounts and he delegated Ippei to handle some of it. Also Shohei has must need Ippei's help when he open a new bank account. So it's not strange Ippei could access to Shohei's account. But anyway it's difficult to send such big money without nominee's recognition. At this point, unless the interpreter or Shohei bet to baseball game, Shohei will not face big punishment even though Shohei knew the debts was from illegal betting or he literally bet to there.

@heavensroyalty9896

2 ай бұрын

You're incompetent and just saying stuff out of your ass. Shohei is the victim. We'll see how this ages

People are quick to judge. We live in a society where people are deemed guilty before innocence instead of innocent until proven guilty (especially in this social media age with the trolls) Let the facts and investigation do their job first.

I’m a Astro fan and my opinion is Ohtani did nothing wrong. I understand that the guy has changed his story several times but there is one consistent fact that he and only he is responsible for the act. So Ohtani is the first professional athlete to defer the majority of his contract, A highly intelligent move, a highly responsible move now you want me to believe he is this out of control gambler??? Stop it, it doesn’t fit his personality, it’s doesn’t fit his financial profile. Last but not least, why the F would there be any debate when he was already making $40 million a year???? Stop it, he did nothing wrong

haters who deep down have been pissed off for an asian player became the GOAT of Baseball is now so excited as hell to attack Shohei's reputation

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? SHOHEI OHTANI IS NOT A CRIMINAL!!!. THIS STORY IS GONNA ABSOLUTE HAS GOING TO FAR. "JUSTICE FOR OHTANI SHOHEI"

OMG…

Sports gambling is legal except where is not.

I thought strange things like this only happened on the Mets 😆

I can see many new outlets run with this story, try to spin it like Ohtani was the one betting on baseball through his interpreter.

Maybe sports needs to rethink being controlled by gambling.

Why the two stories?

Who in Ohtanis camp set up the 90 minute interview with ESPN without Ohtanis or his lawyers knowledge?

@Taecoconut

3 ай бұрын

Probably ippei

@Quijoteb

3 ай бұрын

⁠​⁠@@Taecoconutis blaming Ippei the new thanks Obama?

@Taecoconut

3 ай бұрын

@@Quijoteb I’m Australian and have no idea what that means but if you think Ohtani really paid attention to what ippei was saying in English then you’re mistaken. The fact that he had to get another interpreter to ask what what going on because he heard his name mentioned says a lot

Without a doubt this is the greatest betrayal in professional sports, Ippei Mizuhara had ONE JOB and got paid around $300K+ a year so how could he be so stupid as to ruin his life and friendship with the biggest baseball player in the world? I basically read the ESPN article like 5x and the more you think about it the more you realize Mizuhara is one sleazeball POS. He basically waited for Ohtani to be a FREE AGENT and asked Shohei to bail him out of his gambling debts. What better f'king time to ask someone for a few million when he is about to sign a $700 million contract? Just imagine if Ohtani had said NO, not mine problem, what do you think Mizuhara would do or say to the media? He basically cornered Ohtani or Blackmail Ohtani into loaning him the money. This looks bad for Ohtani from a PR point of view, he made two payments of $500k to Bowyer's associate from his bank account, why didn't he just wire the money to Mizuhara's bank account so he could repay his debts? (Yeah I know it's dumb) it's the kinda strain that probably won't go anyway even if he is 100% innocent and I am convinced Ohtani is 100% innocent. I know gamblers, especially addicted gamblers, they always have a history with gambling, it's not something that just happened once or twice? it's for life until it destroys their family. Ohtani does not have a history of gambling, this is not something he could hide for years especially if he's using his money to make bets in other sports, and he definitely didn't decide to take a risk with his future and his career in MLB because he wanted to see what would happen if he placed some bets? Ohtani is guilty of naiveness and foolishness. He basically allowed Mizuhara to take advantage of him, he should never sent $1 million from his bank account. It's stupid. As for Mizuhara, I full-heartedly despise people like him, they're fake all on levels, he ruined his life and now he may have ruined the most gifted baseball player to ever play the game. Mizuhara shame on you, you disgusted me.

@Atsuya02

3 ай бұрын

People actually think that this dude that doesn't even have a driver license when he came to the US , the one who deferred 68 mil per year of his salary will gamble millions....

@user-th3gs7qe1c

2 ай бұрын

ギャンブル依存症の人達はよく嘘をつきます それが答えでは？

This is all speculation...I'm just trying to make sense from different pieces of available information. Here are my two-cents... The way Ippei described it in the ESPN interview is probably exactly what happened. Unfortunately, they didn't consult a lawyer before this mess or the interview, so neither Ippei nor Ohtani knew that paying off his gambling debts could be considered illegal. They thought that as long as Ohtani wasn't the person who bet, he would be fine. This explains why Ohtani used his real name when the money was transferred, and he didn't use a back channel account to transfer the money. The bookie and Ippei never alleged Ohtani ever made any bets. Ohtani's lawyer later explained to them that his action, though selfless and with good intention, can be seen as helping the bookie collect his money, an illegal act. As such, Ohtani can get into trouble with the authorities. It was then Ohtani's camp changed the story and blamed Ippei for stealing the money. The question is whether Ippie reluctantly agreed to go along with the story and take the fall to save Ohtani from further embarrassment and potential trouble.

How do you know there wasn't betting on baseball? You're taking the word of someone who literally just came out and said they spun a lie that lasted 90 minutes long? This also comes from someone who just said we don't know anything yet and shouldn't come to conclusions. You've got to rephrase what you said to "I hope there was no betting on baseball." Dude, the receipts are going to be investigated. MLB is going to find out about every single bet that Ippei made.

@FlippinBatsPod

2 ай бұрын

It was in the report from ESPN stating what IPPEI said.

Alex, the bigger issue is that Ippei allegedly stole 4 million+ from Shohei. THAT is why he could be in major trouble.

Ippei is just the escape goat, he’s the fall guy, he’s doing it for Shohei. Now that’s a true friend, a bro. It wouldn’t have been so bad if Shohei wasn’t betting through an illegal bookie.

It's a big deal because the FBI is involved, not just because of Ohtani

大谷翔平様｡何よりも野球を優先に考え誰よりも野球一筋のあなたが意図的に賭博などしていない事は我々日本人は知っています｡ 今回の事で多くのアメリカ人から今後ずっと罵倒し続けられ笑顔が失われていくのは私には耐えられそうにありません｡あなたもつらくてどうしようもなくなったら日本へ帰って来てほしい｡殿堂入りとかもうどうだっていい｡それより心身共に健康でいられる事の方が大事です。私たちはいつだって温かく迎え入れます｡唯一無二の選手としてのピークをそんな罵倒する連中らに観せるのは勿体無い｡MLBだけが野球のすべてではないのですから｡

Ben wants to cry😂😂😂😂

Alex, what happened here is not legal anywhere in the US. This is not sports betting that would be legal in 32 states.

@MrDjdanv

3 ай бұрын

Fact ✅40 States.

I noticed that no commentators have mentioned that Ohtani was the focus for a bomb threat on the 1st game thru and e mail, I think that e mail meant this story and it was misinterpretated all the talking heads keep saying its bombshell news

Ben saying that the guys are good people and telling us not to.jump to conclusions is very Leave Britney Alone

@deejj9766

3 ай бұрын

Very true. Ohtani knew everything and now watch MLB cover it up

I think assuming there weren’t baseball bets is a leap of faith. Saying it over and over again doesn’t make it so until all the facts are public. No one should rush to his defense or rush to throw dirt on his grave. Let it play out. No one - aside from those two guys - knows anything.

I might have bought the "official" story if the gambling debt was $50k but $4.5 million, they've left out a few details. No bookie would allow the debts to grow anywhere near these levels unless it was Ohtani's debt. Should be interesting to see this unfold.

Of course Ohtani isn’t a gambler. Otherwise he wouldn’t of deferred the $680m

Can't Ohtani walk after his translator was fired, per his contract? 🤔

@MrDjdanv

3 ай бұрын

No, Only if Mark Walter is removed as ceo or the (G) group sells the team.

情報が錯綜してて真相は分かりませんが、とにかくMLBには翔平を守って欲しい。 彼がグラウンドに出られなくなるような状況だけは避けて欲しい。お願いします🙏

I like folks are trying to convince us that the interpreter can pull $4.5M of credit by himself. The guy is making $300K, $500K, or maybe $1M before tax in California. Yeah try it.

Shohei is about to get $700m. Why would he need to bet? This is all on the translator.

@sleeper9728

3 ай бұрын

He is soft and they take advantage of him

Could you people be any more BIASED?

@FlippinBatsPod

3 ай бұрын

???

@mikio6444

3 ай бұрын

How so?

@bryandevito5120

3 ай бұрын

When you say “there was no betting on baseball, it’s not a Pete Rose situation” and ten seconds later “there’s so much we don’t know”. It can come across as biased. Maybe we don’t know about the baseball gambling that may or may not have come out yet.

"It's a PR nightmare" because you, the media, talk about it extensively and unnecessarily.

@FlippinBatsPod

3 ай бұрын

News came out 24 hours ago

If Shohei knew and authorized money transfer, then he should state so else it would haunt him for the rest of this life and I don't see how he can play baseball under the circumstance and at least clear Ippei of theft charge(s). If Ippei actually used (stole) Shohei's money without Shohei's knowledge, then he had a lead enclosed conscience. Everything revealed so far does not make any sense at all and worse than the 5 year old's excuses..

Ben, I’m with you that this situation just sucks, but you can’t tell us that we have to wait for the truth to come out and also say we know for a fact that there was no baseball betting. We have already heard the story change wildly and it still can change a lot more.

@FlippinBatsPod

2 ай бұрын

It was in the ESPN report. Going off the information we know.

Why does Ben say there was no betting on baseball,and then say let’s not jump to conclusions??

@FlippinBatsPod

2 ай бұрын

It was in the ESPN report. Going off the information we know.

All are eppies fault

to lighten the subject, imagine Shohei reviewing his accounts, probably worth $400+million and asking Ippei: 'how come i'm short $4.5M? 'oh, because the My Pillow wire hasn't been approved yet....

Ben cried alllllll night long

We actually don’t know if he or they didn’t bet on baseball. That’s just the info from IPPEI who has changed his story already

Ben is devastated

Is Ben a Dodgers fan?

Your emphasis for no betting on baseball after your statement of clarity and transparency falls deaf on my ears. You already stated earlier we are at step 1 of the process and that we should not assume. Why would a bettor, not bet on a sport they could likely handicap the best? Also why would we use an illegal bookie to circumvent records that would prove otherwise. I’d assume illegal bookmaking is a huge way for crime families to launder money, so he’s contributed likely 5 million dollars to nefarious entities.

@FlippinBatsPod

2 ай бұрын

It was in the report from ESPN stating what IPPEI said.

is ben a shohei fan? seems like it with how much he's sympathizing for him lol... to the point saying ippei needs to get help like it was all him and shohei did nothing

@omgbygollywow

3 ай бұрын

And you have evidence to the contrary? LOL! All we have is Ippei's own admission and he said he made a big mistake. Ippei said Shohei just tried to help him. That is all we have to go on and nothing contradicts that. In fact, all we know about Shohei in his character, history and behavior, points to this being very reasonable and true.

There is another athlete that got paid as much as him; Luis Messi from Miami FC.

"there was no betting on baseball" yeah right, the gambler addict says so, are you so naive? if they were too close, then ohtani for sure knew his interpreter gambling problems

Ben looks like he was crying

@FlippinBatsPod

3 ай бұрын

was he?

ただ、違法なものに出すなとアドバイスをして助けたとしたら大谷選手は可哀想でしかないし、違法なギャンブルとわかって助けたとしても、と考えると、又、大谷選手が可哀想。金額が莫大だけに

I guess someone is lying

What about the your 300mil pitch hahahahaha 😮😮😮😮

1. it's he said-he said, the feds won't have it easy proving who performed the wire transfers and willful intent. 2. it's not against mlb rules to bet on sports as long as it's not on baseball games........imo ohtani doesn't know enough about american sports or has the time in between sleep/training while ippei has all the time in the world -ippei's initial response is likely the true

Ohtani just announced a program to fund 100 kids in Japan to spend several weeks in American school. Gamblers don’t do that. Gamblers put every penny into their betting!

Occam's Razor dictates that Ippei is the gambler. Betting on sports is NOT a Japanese cultural past-time whereas in the US, it is -- which Ippei happens to be raised in (USA). Ohtani has no lick of an idea about football, basketball, tennis, etc., and he doesn't care either. All he knows and cares about is baseball (MLB). So the only realistic avenue for him to bet on is baseball BUT that is colossally stupid because -- common sense also dictates -- you shouldn't bet on the games you are scheduled to play and you really shouldn't bet on any other games either because of a conflict of interest -- and, especially, insider knowledge -- will present itself sooner or later when you belong in the same league. It's common sense. Shohei is a world class athlete with hundreds of millions in deferred money set aside for him. Sports gambling is beneath him -- no use (he's generationally wealthy) or time for it -- and is typically reserved for the (not so rich) general public -- which Ippei is essentially a part of. I struggle to think Ohtani can be that dense.

@sixtynine2856

3 ай бұрын

@@BobbyU808 clearly you didn't grasp my post.

@tootspogsforever5590

3 ай бұрын

​@@BobbyU808🤡🤡🤡

@sixtynine2856

3 ай бұрын

@@BobbyU808 Pachinko is their past-time but isn't sports betting. I'll give you horse racing as sports betting but it's also not the conventional sports betting Americans bet on (football, basketball, soccer, tennis, baseball, golf, etc.,) and it's pointless for Ohtani to engage in. Lastly, boat racing?🧐🧐

If this was any other player - he would have been suspended

He gonna start talking as soon as he is told how much time he will spend in prison.

I agree with the women sorry forgot her name. I dont see why its a big deal if its no the same sport you play on.

@susantownsend8397

3 ай бұрын

Because it was illegal and specifically against MLB rules

ippei 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

I really hope he isn’t guilty of gambling. I really like him as a player! Edit: also idk how to feel about the wiring funds. This whole situation is so confusing to me 😢😢😢

Don't jump to conclusions except if it's trevor bauer

Ben in shambles over this 😂😂😂

I keep hearing that the translator was fired what about going to jail for stealing

@sonnyferrari8258

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, they just take people to prison with no trial or anything. Cmon dude😂

I am with you the girl, 100%.Who cares if he spotted his friend for gambling... If baseball is not in question, WHO CARES.

But you don’t know for certain if baseball bets were made. Stop jumping to conclusions.

@FlippinBatsPod

2 ай бұрын

It was in the ESPN report. Going off the information we know.

if this guy was gambling illegally why wouldnt he bet on baseball when he can get first hand knowledge to help him win??????

Enturpuer is the fall guy

@Shibewhy

2 ай бұрын

Yeah that's it and end of the story

ohtani fanboys in denial lol!!!!

5:34 LMAOOO

@metsfitted

3 ай бұрын

What an airhead, this could legitimately be the biggest scandal in the sports history

@matrix30008

3 ай бұрын

Exactly that part made me say what the heck are you talking about.

I don’t care what Ohtani did, Ohtani is always Ohtani

How do you know it wasn't gambling on baseball

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 with funds originating from his hometown in Japan, then he threw the games. Easy. He probably thought it was funny.

Yo....4.5 mil is ONLY 2 years of Ohtani's contract, why not more? Why isn't MLB involved? (We all, hopefully, know why) Why discredit the original story given to ESPN? This kinda leads to Ohtani doing something he shouldn't have.

Ben is devastated that his boyfriend is in trouble. LOL It's hard to believe that Shohei didn't know any of this and I wouldn't be surprised if he was part of the gambling issue. Plus both Shohei and Ippei were laughing it up before the game. If Ippei stole the money Shohei would be furious at him...not laughing it up.

Not a regular viewer of this channel. But many issues with what they both said. It is a big deal Alex, its illegal in California, Illegal.!! She obviously wasnt aware of that. Second, Eppei was in the dug out as usual for the second game. Verlander said they still have another game to play after the story broke, he wasnt fired yet. Alex, This isnt dominating any channel from what i viewed so far. I watched numerous top of the hour broadcast on multi screen with ESPN and Fox Sports. Not once was this even their lead story, not once. Football and Basketball was..National networks are giving this story less than 4 minutes of air time that i have seen on average..so her dominating the news really is completely wrong..Not very impressed at all with the lack of fact here. But im really not a viewer, just caught them while chanel surfing. But do some homework guys ..!!

Why is everyone so quick to cover for this guy?...none of you know him and what he's into

Alex Curry - 😍

Ben, how can you say at least we know there was no betting on baseball when your taking the word of an interpreter who’s admitted to lying repeatedly. At this point it’s more plausible to believe ohtani was completely aware of these payments given the fact they were laughing it up before game 1.

Believe Ohtani, time will tell.