Ohtani denies knowledge of interpreter's alleged illegal gambling in first public comments

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2 ай бұрын

In the first comments made to the media following last week's bombshell report of illegal gambling involving his interpreter, Los Angeles Dodgers star slugger Shohei Ohtani said he had no knowledge about any wrongdoings committed by his close friend and now-former translator, Ippei Mizuhara.
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This press conference was held March 25, 2024 at Dodger Stadium.
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@Droogs 2 ай бұрын

Innocent until proven guilty.

@rachelparrish1543 2 ай бұрын

I know when there’s 9 dollars missing out of my account? 🤔

@DJCalimovement 2 ай бұрын

How the hell did another person walk into a bank and wire transfer millions of dollars? If I want to wire even 10K they do multiple verifications. That is all he needs to answer.

@ykyang5786 2 ай бұрын

You think the rich have the same rules we have?

@DJCalimovement 2 ай бұрын

@@ykyang5786 uhhh yeah. If you want to transfer millions of dollars from a account that is not under your name flags will come up.

@sssssssssn 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani is not the type of person who would get into gambling. He is not interested in spending money and dislikes flashy things. He grew up in a small town that has many rice fields where there are hardly any amusements or stores. His wife carries a $50 Zara purse still nowadays!!! His wife is a classy, sporty woman who wears minimal makeup or no makeup at all and no body-conscious dress! The only reason he drives a Porsche is because it's his sponsor, and the car was given to him for free. He has to drive that for advertisement purposes. His parents refused when Shohei offered to remodel their house, and his sister and brother refused when Shohei offered to buy a house for them, saying that they don't want to use Shohei's money. Shohei truly believes in karma and started picking up trash on the ground, believing that doing something good would bring good luck to him. He has been doing that since he was in high school. Shohei is a humble and good-hearted Japanese person. There is really no way he would get into gambling.

@RR_1138 2 ай бұрын

Toyo Tires , are pretty good , I run Proxes Sport . Getting them for 3rd time on my MR502 this summer 👍🏼

@DJCalimovement 2 ай бұрын

What the hell...no media questions??? get the F out of here with this crap.

@brianborowski7368 2 ай бұрын

No Q and A? Hmmmmm

@sssssssssn 2 ай бұрын

He explained in Japanese why there were no Q&As at this conference.

@beatuk54 2 ай бұрын

No matter what kind of explanation Ohtani provides, those who are not convinced will never be convinced. Proving one's innocence is extremely difficult, and what people are seeking is not "logical understanding" but "emotional satisfaction." So, no matter what is said, it won't resolve the issue. The question remains why Mizuhara was able to access Ohtani's account, but it's not necessarily the case that Ohtani knows the answer. Unless Ohtani had delegated partial or full management of the account, if it was accessed through some illicit means, asking Ohtani won't yield any answers.

@josephromo4497 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like complete BS!! I think O.J. Simpson told more truth than Ohtani just did.. "if the glove doesn't fit..."

@NOHOLOCO 2 ай бұрын

And they wished they used an AI TRANSLATION robot instead of a shady bookie that steals millions in $$$.

@salmonjason4470 2 ай бұрын

the shady interpreter got fired. this guy is a new interpreter.

@NOHOLOCO 2 ай бұрын

@@salmonjason4470 thanks for the update! And robots don’t NEED $$$!

@mojo_sports 2 ай бұрын

do we believe ohtani?

@sarahbaartmansrevenge 2 ай бұрын

@bobbymoss6160 2 ай бұрын

He knew, he definitely knew.

@eachtime4629 2 ай бұрын

分かった｡ならば大谷が大嘘をついていた事になるね。あなたの言うことが本当ならいずれ一平からこれについての反論があるはず｡ただ反論すら無かった場合、大谷やファンを傷つけた事になる｡もしなかったらちゃんと謝りなさいよ｡

@420kushmaster 2 ай бұрын

looks like bobby lee

@victorle7693 2 ай бұрын

Tigerbelly

@salmonjason4470 2 ай бұрын

What is so messed about this situation is that the absolute best case scenario here for Ohtani is his best friend (former) stole from him and tried to implicate him in a federal crime

@donh3590 2 ай бұрын

shoeless shohei. reads a dodger press realease thru a dodger pr flak.

@salmonjason4470 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani made it public that he was a victim of fraud and his money stolen by Ippei. Ohtani is fully cooperating with the authorities and if Ohtani is lying he's going to jail now. You still believe Ohtani is guilty? Athletes get money stolen all the time by people who they trusted. You just hate Ohtani for some unfair or perhaps prejudiced reason.

@donh3590 2 ай бұрын

and yet, no one has been charged with a crime. a wire transfer is ez to follow.and the bank (mitsubishi, an ohtani sponsor) will have ample eviedence of who authorized the wire tranfers.

@salmonjason4470 2 ай бұрын

@@donh3590 its under investigation. just wait.

@salmonjason4470 2 ай бұрын

@@donh3590 if you think logically, why the hell would Ohtani gamble on credit? He makes like 60 million dollars a year just on endorsements alone. Also if he was paying off anyone's debt, he would not pay in 500K USD installment payments and would have just paid it off in one go. It's pretty clear why the federal government is investigating Mizuhara and not Ohtani. Ohtani is a victim of a crime and a smear campaign by fake or perhaps uneducated Americans.