The translator and close friend of Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, Ippei Mizuhara, has been fired by the team after a Los Angeles Times report said Mizuhara was accused by Ohtani’s lawyers of the theft of “millions of dollars” from Ohtani.
According to the report, Ohtani’s legal team accused Mizuhara of using Ohtani’s funds to place bets with an illegal bookmaker, Mathew Bowyer, who is under federal investigation.
In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, the Hollywood law firm, Berk Brettler LLP, said, “In the course of responding to recent media inquiries, we discovered that Shohei has been the victim of a massive theft and we are turning the matter over to the authorities.”
