Main League Baseball has commenced a probe into allegations of theft and unlawful playing involving Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star participant Shohei Ohtani.
Since then, ‘Shotime’ signed for the Dodgers in a $700 million, 10-year deal, in December final yr. He made his debut for the Dodgers within the latest victory towards the San Diego Padres in South Korea, as a part of MLB’s Seoul Collection, one of many 4 worldwide stops the league is embarking on all through the season.
“Main League Baseball has been gathering Information since we realized in regards to the allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei (Mizuhara) from the information media,” stated a press release from the league commissioner’s workplace on Friday.
“Earlier as we speak, our Division of Investigations started their formal course of investigating the matter.”
Claims of theft from Shohei Ohtani’s representatives
Regardless of preliminary claims from Mizuhara that the extremely well-liked baseball icon had assisted him to clear money owed racked up from playing exercise, legal professionals for the Dodgers man have briefed on a “large theft”.
“In the midst of responding to latest media inquiries, we found that Shohei has been the sufferer of a large theft, and we’re turning the matter over to the authorities,” learn the assertion from Berk Brettler LLP on Wednesday.