Major League Baseball is expected to investigate former Angels player David Fletcher for gambling on sports with a bookmaker who also took bets from Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, according to a person familiar with the situation.
FILE - Los Angeles Angels ’ David Fletcher returns to the dugout after forced out at second base against the Minnesota Twins during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Minneapolis. Major League Baseball is expected to investigate David Fletcher for gambling on sports with a bookmaker who also took bets from Shohei Ohtani ’s former interpreter a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
ESPN reported Friday night that Fletcher placed bets with Mathew Bowyer, an alleged illegal bookmaker in Southern California. Federal prosecutors saystole nearly $17 million from Ohtani to pay off sports gambling debts during a yearslong scheme, at times impersonating the Dodgers superstar to bankers.
Diane Bass, Bowyer’s lawyer, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles declined to comment on the ESPN report. Calls and texts to Fletcher’s agent by the AP were not immediately returned.
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