Dodgers’ star Shohei Ohtani is not currently facing any discipline, nor is believed to be under investigation by Major League Baseball, according to The Athletic.
This comes one day after Ohtani’s representatives alleged “massive theft” involving Ohtani’s longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.
ESPN and The LA Times uncovered details regarding Mizuhara using an alleged illegal bookmaker where he lost more than $4.5 million.
Mizuhara paid those debuts via Ohtani’s funds, and initially told ESPN Ohtani knew about it and paid them because he didn’t trust Mizuhara to gamble the money away.
However, a spokesman then disavowed Mizuhara’s account of the situation, and said Ohtani’s lawyers would issue a statement.
On Wednesday, Mizuhara again spoke to ESPN, and said Ohtani did not know about the gambling activity or debts.
Mizuhara spoke to the Dodgers clubhouse following their 5-2 win on Wednesday, letting them know this story would be coming out the next day.
The Dodgers then fired Mizuhara, and released a statement regarding the situation.
On Thursday, Ohtani was back in the Dodgers lineup for the second and final game of the Seoul Series, with a new interpreter working with him and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Ohtani did not speak to reporters on Thursday, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts declined to comment on any matters relating to the situation.
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