Ippei Mizuhara, who was Shohei Ohtani's exclusive interpreter for the Dodgers in Major League Baseball, was fired from the team after being reported to have been involved in illegal gambling. ESPN, an American sports channel, is the first to learn of the situation. I told them that it was after the opening game on the 20th. Mr. Mizuhara initially explained in an interview that he had asked Otani to repay his debt, but he quickly retracted this, and the intention and circumstances behind his statement are attracting attention.
Regarding Mr. Mizuhara, who was an interpreter for Ohtani, was fired from the Dodgers after it was reported that he was involved in illegal gambling, sports channel ESPN quoted a team official as saying that Mr. Mizuhara explained his actions to his teammates. We reported the situation in detail.
According to the report, after the opening game held on the 20th in Seoul, South Korea, Mr. Mizuhara explained to his teammates the problem of illegal gambling that he had been involved in, and explained in English that he had a gambling addiction. is.
At this time, Otani listened to Mr. Mizuhara's explanation with the help of another interpreter, and it was there that he understood the situation for the first time.
ESPN reports that at that time, Ohtani also learned for the first time that a large amount of money had been transferred from his account.
Mr. Mizuhara initially said in an interview that he had asked Otani to repay his debt, but he quickly retracted this.
Mr. Mizuhara's comments are attracting attention because the future impact of Mr. Otani's illegal gambling and debts will be inevitable depending on when he became aware of them and the extent to which he was involved in repaying them.