Ippei Mizuhara allegedly took over $16 million USD from the personal bank account of baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani to pay his own illegal gambling debts.
Veteran sports marketing expert Bob Dorfman shared his viewpoints on how the scandal could affect the future appeal of Shohei Ohtani to sponsors.
Despite ongoing probes of the gambling scandal that led to interpreter Ippei Mizuhara's firing, Shohei Ohtani appears to be maintaining his focus on baseball.
The Seoul Series was overshadowed by Shohei Ohtani's interpreter being fired for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from him to pay gambling debts.
MLB star Shohei Ohtani claims he was lied to by interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who stole his money, and says he "never agreed to pay off the...
Ippei Mizuhara, who has worked as Ohtani's interpreter throughout his MLB career, is reported to have racked up $4.5 million in gambling debts.