Shohei Ohtani’s offseason was so eventful that he got married, signed a $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and adopted a puppy. He could’ve done without the added drama of Ippei Mizuhara, his longtime interpreter and confidant, using $4.5 million of his money to pay off illegal sports gambling debts.
What we know about the situation is that $4.5 million in wire transfers was sent to Mathew Bowyer, who is under federal investigation for allegedly running an illegal bookmaking operation, to cover Mizuhara’s debts. The Dodgers fired Mizuhara on Wednesday.
