Shohei Ohtani is linked to either a gambling debt or massive theft after being linked to a $4.5 million payment to a bookie.
Is Ohtani involved, or was he the victim?
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— L.A. in a Minute (@LaInaMinute) March 21, 2024
Personally, I think the translator is the sacrificial lamb for the MLB. I’m convinced of it.
Cup of Coffee Extra: Breaking down the Shohei Ohtani-Ippei Mizuhara story. The state of what could be MLB's biggest scandal in years.
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— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) March 21, 2024
So Ohtani's interpreter tells ESPN Ohtani paid off $4.5M of his gambling debts.
Then Ohtani's reps say Ohtani is victim of "massive theft."
Then interpreter recants everything he said.
(1) this is the start, not the end, of the story.
(2) there have been, are and will be lawyers.— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) March 21, 2024
