In the midst of the gambling scandal involving Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, LA Dodgers player Mookie Betts stated that the squad is only focused on the diamond.
Ohtani’s longtime interpreter, Mizuhara, was sacked last week after the Dodgers’ first Seoul Series game against the San Diego Padres because to claims that he stole $4.5 million from the two-way phenom to settle gambling debts.
Just a few days before the Dodgers’ Thursday, 4.10 p.m. ET home opener against the St. Louis Cardinals, the two-way star finally spoke up about the accusations on Monday.
Simply said, you don’t hear much from him because a lot of their interactions are private. Seeing him up close and personal is a great way to gain insight into his working methods and daily routine. It’s fantastic.
At a news conference on Monday, Ohtani addressed questions about the gambling inquiry directly, despite his lawyers’ claims that their client was the victim of “massive theft” by Mizuhara. He insisted that he had never placed a baseball wager or knowingly paid a bookmaker.
“I had no idea this was happening until a few days ago,” he claimed. “To sum up, Ippei has been lying and stealing money from my account.”
Later, the $700 million Dodgers star said, “To sum up how I’m feeling right now, I’m In fact, I would contend that it will improve relationships throughout the team,’ Roberts remarked prior to his squad’s final spring training matchup against Ohtani’s previous team, the Angels.
Since joining the Majors in 2017 after moving to Japan, Ohtani has leaned a lot on his longtime friend and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.
However, Roberts stated that his team’s new $700 million man is being compelled to engage with colleagues as Mizuhara is no longer by his side.
Roberts declared, “There’s no buffer left.” “I’ve seen it already.” I believe Shohei has been even more involved with his teammates over the past few days, and that can only be positive.
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