Ohtani's Fanciful Interpretation of the Missing $4.5 Million

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2 ай бұрын

Was it embezzlement or something else? Mike Francesa offers his thoughts on the situation with Shohei Ohtani and then dives into recent NFL rule changes. He also reacts to your emails on John Calipari and Anthony Volpe.
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@JeffEpp-nh8dy 2 ай бұрын

Hey mike, what are the odds Ohtani wires 4 million into MY bank account? 10/1? 100/1? I’ll hang up, and listen

@Population11 2 ай бұрын

Lol

@romanc.5074 2 ай бұрын

In my opinion, the interpreter is taking a fastball in the back for his friend.

@romanc.5074 2 ай бұрын

These are obvious questions that many people don't want to ask and others don't want to know the answers.

@_BigTimer85 2 ай бұрын

Why would a bookie allow a guy who makes $300k/yr a $4.5MM credit line?

@Calico997 2 ай бұрын

i believe the angels payed him a 30 million arbitration deal whatever that means last yr on top of that like the yankees gave judge 18 million more before his free agent year when he hit over 60 hrs btw

@alexreeve1346 2 ай бұрын

Because he met the bookie as ohtani’s guy and probably made out like he was backed by him

@wuxin5847 2 ай бұрын

@@alexreeve1346 stop deflecting with this bs

@romanc.5074 2 ай бұрын

No way.

@fredk9999 2 ай бұрын

That’s it precisely. You nailed it

@thomasking4031 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani needs a new interpreter. Maybe Manti Te’o is available

@philanderphillips2309 2 ай бұрын

That dudes career was brief and unspectacular.

@steveroies1494 2 ай бұрын

In the future the NFL will turn into Flag Football.

@fjr3950 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani is completely full of crap. Takes us all for fools. Hiding behind a new interpreter. Mike laid it all out. Stinks like 4 day old sushi.

@buddyboye4203 2 ай бұрын

Rayciss🤡

@greghughes8147 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani has like 5 versions of the truth. It's like a choose your own adventure story

@Gala_tha_Prince 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Mike! How can people be so naive. The only thing I could think during the press conference was that Ohtani sure thinks Americans are stupid.

@buddyboye4203 2 ай бұрын

It's not people being "naive". You expect the worse in someone else because that's what you would do. It's called projecting.

@wuxin5847 2 ай бұрын

@@buddyboye4203 bs - stop with this nonsense - ohtani did this to himself - stop blaming other people for his poor choices -you are the one who is projecting

@buddyboye4203 2 ай бұрын

@@wuxin5847 Except for the fact you don't know what actually happened lol.

@creates100 2 ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking. He's probably much sharper than he's let on the last 6 years

@fredk9999 2 ай бұрын

Well stated. The Bookmaker extends credit of $4.5 million to the guy making hundreds of millions of dollars

@glen7695 2 ай бұрын

Regarding the Ohtani incident, I've watched youtube videos by many national sports show hosts, but in my opinion Francesa's take on this is the most substantive because of his explanation of the wire transfer process. I hope Ohtani is innocent, but I believe this affair is far from over.

@MarcRavingMad 2 ай бұрын

I can't believe how many serious sports people are like "Yeah, it's totally plausible that someone could transfer $4.5m in multiple $500k wire transfers from someone else's account without their knowledge. I mean, he was more than just an interpreter." I don't know what happened, but that's not how wire transfers work. Nobody should be buying that story without any evidence to back it.

@user-tu8px6pc5x 2 ай бұрын

This is why I love Mike.

@denniskinzler5890 2 ай бұрын

The bank called me the other day on a 300 check…..

@mykelc205 2 ай бұрын

Othani got a bridge to sell us..lolol

@cejannuzi 2 ай бұрын

Well Baltimore needs a new bridge. So good.

@Chize41 2 ай бұрын

How it’s so easy to bet legally these days, why these bets are being made through an illegal bookie is biggest question mark to me

@jadezee6316 2 ай бұрын

to hide the cash...when you win legally you pay taxes

@comacho92 2 ай бұрын

Not legal in California and when where it is legal there are limits to how much you can bet /win at any given time.

@imandan1966 2 ай бұрын

not in Cali

@wuxin5847 2 ай бұрын

@@comacho92 they could bet when they are in other states since they travel all the time

@w.jasonspangler2952 2 ай бұрын

Credit

@barbaracaroll 2 ай бұрын

Pete Rose is watching this situation closely and with good reason

@glp329 2 ай бұрын

What was he betting on. That's the big question.

@realclue871 2 ай бұрын

They said mostly soccer, then college football and the nfl.

@creates100 2 ай бұрын

The LA media lapped this up. They will not ask him any tough questions

@bigtimetimmyjim6486 2 ай бұрын

Whenever a story has a "Version 1" and a "Version 2", neither of them are ever the truth; Ohtani is hiding something.

@TOCC50 2 ай бұрын

My uncle transferred $22.07 to me back in 1971 and I still haven’t gotten it yet.

@omgbygollywow 2 ай бұрын

Versions 1 and 2 came from Ippei. Today was the first time Ohtani uttered a single word on the matter. Most probable reality is that Ippei is a liar. He lied on his resume, he is addicted to gambling, and told two different stories.

@wuxin5847 2 ай бұрын

yes the first story was the initial cover up - ippei was just saying what he was told to say

@wuxin5847 2 ай бұрын

@@omgbygollywow ohtani is the liar ippie was just saying what he was told to say - take your bs elsewhere

@omgbygollywow 2 ай бұрын

@@wuxin5847 So you believe Ippei, a gambling addict, a dishonest person who lied on his resume and someone who changed his story within 24 hours and so was either lying the first time or the second time? Statements by the bookie's representative seem to corroborate Shohei's statement. And with everything we know about Shohei, the most scrutinized person in all of sports, and there has been every indication of him being against gambling, you think Shohei is lying?

@chriscolfer2915 2 ай бұрын

Facts,Great job Mike !!

@user-vg2eg7oo5n 2 ай бұрын

Pete Rose said if he had an interpeter, he would have got off scot-free. Ohtani asked for $4million in sushi and his interpreter thought he said bet on baseball. An honest mistake.

@xh3598 2 ай бұрын

The bottom line is that Ohtani must be the dumbest person alive for using his own name on the transaction NINE TIMES.

@Badtown1988 2 ай бұрын

This is going to be a classic case of the coverup being worse than the crime. He almost certainly did the guy a huge solid and paid off his debt but then realized that he shouldn’t have done that. Should have just come clean, man.

@cwc8979 2 ай бұрын

Probably and they were the Best of friends too 😂

@alain19644u 2 ай бұрын

Lover's?

@Jack-ze9yr 2 ай бұрын

Great Show MIke

@tomdolan9761 2 ай бұрын

So far there’s no criminal complaint filed by Ohtani or his attorneys and no lawsuit against the bank for failing to protect his assets which should tell everyone exactly how much you can trust the veracity of his statements.

@martincaidin4166 2 ай бұрын

Wire transfers above a certain amount should not be allowed to be done remotely. You have to get your ass to the bank in person.

@BaddogSports 2 ай бұрын

PUT PETE ROSE IN THE DAMN HOF ALREADY! Either that, or if Ohtani is found to be guilty, ban him

@glen7695 2 ай бұрын

How about this idea. Put Pete Rose in the HOF as a player, but ban him from baseball activities because of his betting while he managed. Just a thought.

@user-iq2hy4ug4y 2 ай бұрын

@@glen7695 how about this idea: leave Rose banned for life and ban Ohtani until the ASG and he cannot play in the ASG but clear him for the playoffs

@BlyGuy 2 ай бұрын

@@user-iq2hy4ug4ythe guy who had more hits on MLB than anyone else by a country mile belongs in the Hall. It's ridiculous that Charlie Hustle isn't there. Also, put all the steroid era guys in the hall too. HoF voters act like only the hitters/position players were juicing, which is absurd.

@user-iq2hy4ug4y 2 ай бұрын

@@BlyGuy everyone knows Pete is his own worst enemy. If he had just admitted to what he had done, been contrite and stayed away from casinos and shady characters he would already be in the HOF.

@BlyGuy 2 ай бұрын

@@user-iq2hy4ug4y can't disagree with that

@Oroonie Ай бұрын

Ohtani has been pampered and isolated from mundane things like banking his entire life. Like most people in the elite class, he has people for that.

@greghughes8147 2 ай бұрын

It's like a Maxwell Smart bit, "Would you believe..."

@josephobray1124 2 ай бұрын

I cannot even withdraw from my son’s bank account without his consent Lmfaoooo

@paulmendrina1449 2 ай бұрын

Ban him if your never gonna put Pete in the HOF then this guy's gotta go too

@franky528 2 ай бұрын

But they won’t! Too much $$$ involved! You watch he’s going to get away with it! First the FBI and LAPD was involved now they say they weren’t?..c’mon. A lot of lies!

@garymead4338 2 ай бұрын

Mike has too much faith in banks. They screw up security all the time. The interpreter probably had access to the accounts because they were in English and he was interpreting them into Japanese for Ohtani.

@Breathe64 Ай бұрын

Do you have an update Mike?

@whitelotus1594 2 ай бұрын

Mike's 100% right on the transfers. I get cut off at $100K from being able to do it myself outside of the bank. Anything more, I have to go in. It's far fetched to say because he doesn't speak English, the banks were good just dealing with the interpreter. Ohtani had to be there and identified.

@futurotiradormasivo2394 2 ай бұрын

He could have given Ippei PoA. My brother has PoA for rich people. Also, it’s extremely common for atheltes do not notice millions of dollars going missing. That happened to one of the Manchester United players who brother stole money from him.

@larrylegend6242 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani threw the game against Atlanta last year where bookies already admitted in Japan millions were wagered in his hometown and he went hitless in big spots on 3 separate at bats.. this is much worse than anything Pete Rose was alleged to have committed

@franky528 2 ай бұрын

Yup! But he’s going to slide!! Too much $$$ involved! You’ll see. That interpreter might be the scapegoat!..probably might take his life and make it look like an accident! Or vice/versa

@BlyGuy 2 ай бұрын

A baseball player went hitless in a game and it's proof to you he threw the game? You do know that in baseball, the very best players, the hall of fame caliber guys, fail to get a hit 70% of the time, right?

@futurotiradormasivo2394 2 ай бұрын

Baseball betting doesn’t exist in Japan. You can only bet on three sports in Japan baseball is NOT one of them. Also, your claim is stupid you know how common it is for baseball players even elite ones to have terrible games. I’ve been to a game where Max Schezer gave up 7 ER does that mean he threw the game?

@JimH-ey4ov 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani is the most over-paid, over-rated player in MLB history! Blaming the interpreter is certainly convenient! How can anyone be so stupid as to not knowing about $4.5M leaving your account.

@scottyh1509 2 ай бұрын

Manfred needs to kick this guy out of MLB...no one is bigger than the game!!!

@yankeefan1208 2 ай бұрын

This is going to end up a nightmare for this kid. You are going to find out not only did he bet on baseball but he threw games to lose! When all is said and done he isn’t going to be allowed back in this country and his MVP’s will be revoked from the records.

@orobas7785 2 ай бұрын

If he's found guilty, then all of what you said is completely deserved. Let's wait and see.

@saycheese1805 2 ай бұрын

Dodgers must release him now

@kellyldavis100 2 ай бұрын

I don’t know if Ohtani did any gambling himself, but the point that’s NOT being made is, if Ohtani and his translator were SO close, and spent SO much of the time together, there doesn’t realistically seem to be any way that Ohtani wouldn’t know about his buddy’s gambling. NO WAY.

@prisco1 2 ай бұрын

this is going to be a good documentary in the future

@danielmainord4737 2 ай бұрын

Mike, do you know if the AZ wildcats, Kentucky wildcats and Villanova wildcats have set up a meeting yet?

@alfredvincent13825 2 ай бұрын

Best analysis I’ve heard of the Ohtani story to date. And that’s what it is, a story.

@brandonfisher8311 2 ай бұрын

Mikes on, he’s ready to go

@akiyajapan 2 ай бұрын

FINALLY!! Someone who is actually saying what I've been screaming since this nonsense came out from Ohtani's camp that he had no idea that Mizuhara had made multiple HUGE transactions from his account. Impossible! The hoops I had to jump through just to receive a few thousand dollars from a friend were insane! Took multiple attempts before it finally went through and there was a LOT of communication from the banks all around. And yet, we have AT LEAST $4.5 million coming out from multiple transfers with no knowledge? SUUUUURE!

@damonmichael6500 Ай бұрын

Uhmm....

@dave-tl1iq 2 ай бұрын

Hey Mike, Ohtani needs some Diet Coke, seems like he was sleeping in the interview

@Population11 2 ай бұрын

Numba one is always on point. Nobody is buying ohtanis nonsense he was betting maybe not on baseball but he definitely is compromised.

@MrRentedAmmo 2 ай бұрын

Pete Roses response was great

@saycheese1805 2 ай бұрын

Otani is lying

@josephobray1124 2 ай бұрын

Mike is spot on with Ohtani!

@mikeybombers2529 2 ай бұрын

Have to look at games ohtani pitched and if interpreter bet on those games

@shigindia 2 ай бұрын

Shohei is only interested in baseball but not in money. When he was in Japan, his parents managed his money, and he didn't know how much he had in his bank account. In the U.S., Ippei was taking care of Shohei like a baby. Ohtani is not interested in money, and that's why he gave up his high income in Japan and went to the States to play baseball at a higher level. Besides, his English is not good enough to understand anything complicated, although he can handle simple daily conversations.

@TomSmith-kc8mz 2 ай бұрын

Mike Francesa: hall of fame sports commentator and noted banking expert gives his opinion on bank wires.

@TelpPov 2 ай бұрын

Exactly, everything he said shows his financial illiteracy at the level of multi millionaires

@BlyGuy 2 ай бұрын

@@TelpPovwhat did he get wrong? Mike's been a multi millionaire for decades now, so I would think he knows what he's talking about, but apparently not, according to you. So, please enlighten us on what Mike got incorrect.

@TelpPov 2 ай бұрын

@@BlyGuy so first of all for line of credit: people forget the fact this is an lawless illegal joint not Vegas. They can extend credit to whomever especially an associate of the rich and famous with financial access.

@TelpPov 2 ай бұрын

@@BlyGuy secondly for wire transfer: In the US there are a variety of legal ways to entrust a bank account set aside for a specific purpose to be controlled entirely by a caretaker, power of attorney, trustee, executor/agent and authorized signatory etc and these arrangements applies to all walks of life way more frequently than you think. For example: I have known cases where financial caretakers to a person with dementia or Alzheimer’s with no children or relatives stole money from entrusted bank accounts have gone to prison. and these are just middle class white collar crimes let alone rich and famous. It’s very plausible this is one of several bank account not his main account that has been set aside for charitable donations and other works that he entrusted Ippei to carry out with millions set aside he already considered to be fully disposal discretionary spending for the purposes of that account.

@TelpPov 2 ай бұрын

@@BlyGuy Secondly, In this country there are a variety of legal ways to entrust a bank account set aside for a specific purpose to be controlled entirely by a caretaker, power of attorney, trustee, executor/agent and authorized signatory etc and these arrangements applies to all walks of life way more frequently than you think It’s very plausible this is one of several bank account not his main account that has been set aside for charitable donations and other works that he entrusted Ippei to carry out with millions set aside he already considered to be fully disposal discretionary spending for the purposes of that account.

@tpc3347 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani was the one gambling 100%. That being said, he's worth hundreds of millions to MLB and to the state of California for the next decade. You know this one is getting covered up.

@e.m8817 2 ай бұрын

What you said do not make sense... othani came to the USA as an international signing before become a free agent, so he could have make millions more... Second he can deferral 98% of his 700 millions... facts check...

@rickdeckard9810 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. This guy was for sure betting on baseball, throwing games and playing like shit on purpose I don't know why they gave him the MVP, sure they could've found a more deserving player with the season Ohtani had, i mean it's clear he was the one betting through his interpreter, Ohtani loves money always has. He ran up his debt to 4.5M its not like he could've paid it right away I'm sure Ohtani didn't have the money that's why he paid in 9 installments, its not like he could've paid it all at once.

@imandan1966 2 ай бұрын

lay off the drugs son@@rickdeckard9810

@navi2102 2 ай бұрын

You do not know whether he was the one gambling

@buddyboye4203 2 ай бұрын

@@rickdeckard9810jealous lol

@wasabichips933 2 ай бұрын

Multiple interpreters who have worked with foreign born MLB players: Yeah we have access to our client's bank accounts Mike Francesca: THERE'S NO WAY HE HAD ACCESS TO HIS BANK ACCOUNT!!!!!

@alexandrebenois7962 2 ай бұрын

The interpreter probably opened the account himself. You people forget Ohtani and the interpreter aren't American and the interpreter was doing everything for Ohtani who trusted him (too much). If you go to live in a foreign country and don't speak the language, you'll have to rely on someone else to open bank accounts and do other complicated things. If the interpreter works full time for you and is very well paid, he'll do everything for you. Otherwise there's no reason to pay him a lot of money.

@xh3598 2 ай бұрын

The bottom line is that Ohtani must be the dumbest person alive for using his own name on the transaction NINE TIMES.

@nykia31 2 ай бұрын

Why the funneling of the money to numbered off shore accounts, unless you are wanting to hide where the money is going...

@dawnsokolik7837 2 ай бұрын

MJS I agree with you guys.

@denroy3 2 ай бұрын

Milburn Drysdale, The President of Commerce Bank in Beverley Hills would of shown up at Ohtani's doorstep wanting to know why he was moving so much money put of his bank.

@masonloh1411 2 ай бұрын

Mike w/ respect. We don't know what type of account Shohei has! everyone is presuming he has a reg checking/savings account. most likely he has a private banking like a Morgan Stanley wealth privilege / Goldman Sach / Chase Wealth account. Ippei can easily sell/trade/redeemed stocks / cash / wired = he's authorized by Shohei is no issue to the bank. people w/ millions many times don't check their accounts.

@pt1122 2 ай бұрын

I heard the account was a charity account that Othani did not actively manage. Identity theft and embezzlement happen and it’s usually someone close.

@slundgr 2 ай бұрын

Why has no one questioned the relationship between Ohtani and the interpreter and how they went literally everywhere together and spent more time together than Ohtani did with his wife? Did the bank tip off the feds about the wire transfers?

@chrisweidner4768 2 ай бұрын

The take that baseball seems to want to run with is the one that came out of Japan, that the money came from an account that Shohei had set up for charity and that the interpreter had control of. Me hoping this is the truth.

@yanira7444 2 ай бұрын

Finally someone speaking the truth!! No one in the real world believes the story of “I know nothing!” Please!

@damonmichael6500 Ай бұрын

Uhmm...

@w.jasonspangler2952 2 ай бұрын

Honestly I can’t remember a single onside kick in the history of the nfl. Maybe that surprise one in the Super Bowl I guess.

@toddsalkowski448 2 ай бұрын

All sensible questions that NO ONE is answering. Very strange.

@mikejejenich-pb5zx 2 ай бұрын

Hey 👋 mike. Did giambi. Bet on baseball?? Thanks mike ill hang. Up and listen 📞

@JohnnyLaps 2 ай бұрын

Please..enough for fucks sake

@NothingToPointOut24 2 ай бұрын

These never get old. No really. They dont. Im serious Ugh

@angelbluerider9588 2 ай бұрын

maybe his translator handles his emails and his phone too 😂 thats why ohtani never got notified😂

@waynepreston542 2 ай бұрын

Guilty until proven innocent. This is BS!

@pleiku887 2 ай бұрын

It was the Grand Bank of Newfoundland.

@glennsummers3779 2 ай бұрын

Saints surprise on side kick to start second half in super bowl turned the game around

@Idlewyld 2 ай бұрын

The translator/ friend hasn't been arrested. That says it all.

@zcorpalpha2462 2 ай бұрын

Finally ‼️ Geez 🙄

@GeeBee909 2 ай бұрын

His it true they replaced the team weight room with a Bacharach table?🤣🤣🤣

@wuxin5847 2 ай бұрын

how can they prove ippei wired the money when ohtani name is on the wire transfers - yes my gf used to wire money to her mother in south korea - she had to go to the bank and they had all kinds of checks

@fredk9999 2 ай бұрын

Who gets credit extended by a Bookmaker to the tune of $4.5 million? A walk-on interpreter making…say… $300,000: or, a proven MLB player making hundreds of millions of dollars?

@JohnnyLaps 2 ай бұрын

No Banning of the tush push??

@w.jasonspangler2952 2 ай бұрын

All great N.C.A.A. Tournaments rid themselves of “Cinderella’s” by the second weekend.

@MB-gd6be 2 ай бұрын

Mike... you can make a wire with the push of a button. Now if you're talking bout millions of dollars is diff, then ukay

@AnthonyScarpa-er3sq 2 ай бұрын

Well that's what Mike is talking about the Millions of dollars

@aswerty911 2 ай бұрын

3:50 LOL, has Mike ever spoken to a sports interpreter?? Look up Daniel Kim's tweets, a former MLB interpreter. He was carrying player's checkbooks with him! 4.5 million wasn't taken at one time. Even if he does check his account every few weeks and one day the balance is 56,342,634 and the next month it's 60,233,536, he should know 500k is gone and the balance should be 60,733,000?

@Old.School.Ronin.01 2 ай бұрын

[Watching this stuff from Australia - hardly ever watch American sports] With the money he makes the bank would probably assign him a personal banker. All it takes is 2 corrupt people managing his money NOT impossible. I'm more inclined to think that he thought that Mizuhara (being Japanese) was likely to be trustworthy to do as his mother did (manage his finances) in Japan. My hunch is that growing up in Japan where societal expectations are you never do anything wrong but society, Ohtani was not developing the street smarts he may have growing up in the west of not trusting anyone but yourself.

@josephlinnell9855 2 ай бұрын

Say it ain't Sho

@Garyg28 2 ай бұрын

If Pete Rose had an interpreter he’d be in the hall of fame

@therookiesplaybook 2 ай бұрын

Should have stuck with the first story. I didn't bet. I sent the money to help my friend who has a gambling addiction. I sent it to the bookie directly so my friend wouldn't gamble it. I didn't realize that was illegal. I'm sorry. He would likely pay some sort of fine and his career would go on and everyone wouldn't question it. He was doing what he thought was right to help someone he cared about.

@dawnsokolik7837 2 ай бұрын

MJS He knew money was leaving his bank, the bank and accountant knows too.

@fswarriors2855 2 ай бұрын

Who broke the story. No complaints/victims no crime. Of course this pitcher bet on sports through the fall guy. Question is did he bet on baseball and more specifically the Angels.

@JusXbox 2 ай бұрын

MLB bot accounts talking about how honest Ohtani is/was like they grew up with the guy. The story just doesnt make sense.

@legomystego815 2 ай бұрын

Yes because MLB just whipping up a bunch of bot accounts to talk about this situation makes a ton of sense😂😂😂

@TelpPov 2 ай бұрын

The fact you don’t understand the relationship between Ippei and Ohtani and your financial illiteracy on legally entrusting someone as a bank account caretaker shows how many people are unqualified to discuss this topic. These are the people who are quick to judge Ohtani is guilty. In the US there are a variety of legal ways to entrust a bank account set aside for a specific purpose to be controlled entirely by a caretaker, power of attorney, trustee, executor/agent and authorized signatory etc and these arrangements applies to all walks of life way more frequently than you think.

@esscco 2 ай бұрын

The interpreter won’t have to work for the rest of his life, if this works out for Ohtani.

@masonloh1411 2 ай бұрын

Mike - I was a fan of you & Alway's thought you were right on all subjects to sports - Mets/Jets. but w/ respect I think you are wrong on this Shohei.

@alexandrebenois7962 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani's getting millions all the time in his bank accounts. If you were Ohtani, you wouldn't notice if a few million disappeared in one of your accounts. The interpreter had access to the account in question probably because he opened it himself for Ohtani. He wasn't just an interpreter. He was doing everything for Ohtani. That's why he was well paid. If you go to a foreign country where you don't understand the language, you need someone's help. The interpreter was that help for Ohtani.

@jasonnorris5298 2 ай бұрын

About the NFL stuff " IN A GAME WHERE THERE IS A PENALTY FOR " UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS " DOESN'T THAT MEAN THAT SOME ROUGHNESS IS NECESSARY "?? WJN

@mikehintenach2503 2 ай бұрын

Mike has clue as to how Ohtani’s financial structure is set up. I don’t know either but he is probably a corporation that has other people having access to those accounts. So it’s not impossible as Mike is alluding to.

@steves9964 2 ай бұрын

You're absolutely right. His take as well as many others assume his accounts are locked down like the average Joe Schmo. The filthy rich and other celebrities grant access to employees or handlers that you or I would deem unfathomable, but it happens. I'm not saying that's what's happened here but to opine on how he didn't know solely by assuming his accounts are structured the way the average person's is at best incomplete. That all said, their handling of this saga has been nightmarish.

@dawnsokolik7837 2 ай бұрын

MJS MLB needs to vote Pete Rose in the HOF.

@josephobray1124 2 ай бұрын

These transfers also had Ohtani name on them!!!!

@cejannuzi 2 ай бұрын

It seems to me the only way the account makes any sense is if the guy had power of attorney for Ohtani.

@josephobray1124 2 ай бұрын

No way can his interpreter have access to his accounts no less send a wire transfer

@floydgrove6486 2 ай бұрын

Finally, someone speaks sense about this moronic Ohtani story.

@alexandrebenois7962 2 ай бұрын

Americans don't understand Japan isn't like the US. There's far less crime in the country and people trust one another far more than Americans do. Ohtani just had too much trust in the interpreter. He's too smart to do gambling himself. You'd see it if you understood him speaking in Japanese.

@metsrus 2 ай бұрын

No dirt bag accepts full responsibility. They'll lie to the bitter end and sometimes take their accomplice down with them. The fact that Ippei is taking full responsibility makes this very suspicious and seems more to the story. America is used to scandals and liars. Lets just say we wouldn't be shock either way, that Shohei is clean or lying.