In a prepared statement, through an interpreter, Ohtani said, 'I am very saddened and shocked that someone who I trusted has done this.'
In a prepared statement, through an interpreter, Ohtani said, "I am very saddened and shocked that someone who I trusted has done this."
The 29-year-old pitching and home-run-hitting star, who signed a $700 million deal in the offseason to join the Dodgers, addressed the media before Monday night's spring training game against his former team, the Los Angeles Angels, at Dodger Stadium. Ippei Mizuhara, left, the interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, right, was fired from the team last week.Mizuhara was fired Wednesday by the Dodgers, according to a brief statement from the team. He had worked with the Dodgers as Ohtani's interpreter after serving in the same capacity with the Angels.
The statement did not specify who allegedly stole the funds from Ohtani. However, according to ESPN, Mizuhara lost his job when reporters began asking questions surrounding at least $4.5 million in wire transfers from Ohtani's bank account to an illegal bookmaking operation.
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