SHOHEI OHTANI NEWS:
His translator was fired by the LA Dodgers and was involved in an illegal gambling scheme out of the state of California.
Now we do not know what the true facts of this case are. A lot of people are speculating and MLB has launched an investigation into this matter.
Do they find a way to clear Ohtani? He is the global face of major league baseball and would put a huge stain on the league.
Apparently the translator has a history of lying. Did he trick Ohtani into paying his gambling debt? Did Ohtani know the entire time?
It centers around a 4.5 million dollar transfer from Ohtani’s bank account to a bookmaking operation that is currently under federal investigation.
Ippei(translator) initially told ESPN that he had a gambling debt and explained how Ohtani sent the money over to help him out. Now, someone from Ohtani’s camp is disputing that interview with ESPN and are claiming it was massive theft.
What is weird is that a Ohtani spokesperson told ESPN that he transferred the funds to cover the gambling debt and has ESPN was about to release the story, Ohtani camp disavowed the translators account and said Ohtani’s lawyer would issue a statement.
We still do not know all of the full facts, but we will continue to provide updates as this is a huge issue.
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Have to think about Pete Rose and him being banned forever by MLB.
The way gambling and sports books have a hold on professional and collegiate sports and all the gambling coverage these major networks do.
But athletes gambling is a big no no and one can only wonder what happens next.
26 мар 2024
