Shohei Ohtani Denies Making Sports activities Bets, Calls Ippei Mizuhara A Liar

Shohei Ohtani simply broke his silence on the playing scandal surrounding his former interpreter — and the Dodgers star was adamant he by no means positioned any sports activities bets.

The 29-year-old addressed the media on Monday afternoon for the primary time since Ippei Mizuhara was fired for allegedly utilizing among the baseball participant’s funds to gamble with an unlawful bookmaker.

Ohtani advised reporters by way of his new translator, Will Ireton, that he had no thought what was occurring with the state of affairs up till a crew assembly following the Dodgers’ first sport of the season final week in Korea.

Ohtani — who did not take any questions in the course of the assembly with reporters — added that he “never agreed to pay off the debt or make payments to the bookmaker.”

As we beforehand reported, Mizuhara — who labored as Ohtani’s translator for almost a decade — was fired by LA again on March 20 … after Ohtani’s attorneys accused him of stealing from the Dodgers star and playing with the cash.

The allegations had been fascinating to say the least … contemplating that, initially, Mizuhara had stated in an interview with ESPN that Ohtani gave him the funds so as to cowl his playing debt.

Nevertheless, Mizuhara recanted that story hours later.

“I want everyone to know Shohei had zero involvement in betting,” Mizuhara stated. “I want people to know I did not know this was illegal. I learned my lesson the hard way. I will never do sports betting ever again.”