Ippei Mizuhara

Does Shohei Ohtani really need an interpreter?

OLIVIA PARKER — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:32:37 +0100

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been a dominant figure since his arrival in MLB for his power at bat and security on the mound, but he has also become a global cultural icon of baseball. In the 2025 season, he had an extraordinary campaign with 55 home runs, 102 runs batted in and an OPS of 1.014 with the bat, but on the mound he also excelled with an ERA of 2.87.

The origin of the betting scandal involving Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's interpreter, is explained here

OLIVIA PARKER — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:14:20 +0200

Mathew Bowyer, the underground gambler linked to the case, claimed that Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara's gambling addiction began casually but quickly spiraled out of control

Ippei Mizuhara enters federal prison for fraud and theft of Shohei Ohtani

OLIVIA PARKER — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:42:52 +0200

In a dramatic turn of events, Ippei Mizuhara, who was the voice and cultural link for Shohei Ohtani for years, voluntarily surrendered Monday at a federal prison in Pennsylvania to begin serving a nearly five-year sentence. The news coincided with Ohtani's return to action as a pitcher for the Dodgers in the 2025 season, contrasting the ballplayer's professional advancement with the judicial downfall of his former collaborator.

Ohtani's interpreter's bookmaker points to half of professional athletes as bettors

OLIVIA PARKER — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 23:28:41 +0100

The nearly five-year sentence handed down to Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, for bank fraud and filing a tax return last Thursday has another episode after the runner who accepted the bets from him, Mathew Bowyer, pointed out that there are many professional athletes who bet on sports.

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, sentenced in betting scandal: What is his punishment?

LW lw — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 01:40:12 +0100

In a dramatic turn of events, Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing nearly $17 million to repay gambling debts. U.S. District Judge John W. Holcomb handed down the sentence on Thursday, also ordering Mizuhara to pay restitution of nearly $17 million to Ohtani and $1.1 million to the IRS.

Shohei Ohtani raises serious doubts after trial against his former interpreter

OLIVIA PARKER — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 14:31:50 +0100

While Shohei Ohtani became a hero for the Dodgers, the MLB champions, the Japanese baseball player is back in the eye of the storm due to the lawsuit against Ippei Mizuhara, who was his interpreter.

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, denies gambling addiction, federal prosecutors say

LW lw — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 08:08:09 +0100

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, faces sentencing after admitting to stealing millions of dollars from the MLB star. However, federal prosecutors have challenged his claim that gambling addiction was the driving force behind his actions.

Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter impersonates him in bank fraud scheme

LW lw — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 07:02:07 +0100

Federal prosecutors have released a shocking audio recording revealing how Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, impersonated the two-way MLB superstar to authorize fraudulent bank transactions. The recording was a key element in a court filing recommending a nearly five-year prison sentence for Mizuhara, who pleaded guilty to defrauding Ohtani of almost $17 million.