Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani addressed gambling allegations involving his former interpreter Monday, claiming Ippei Mizuhara stole money from him and lied.
“I never bet on baseball, or any other sports. I never have asked anybody to do that on my behalf. I never went through a bookmaker to bet on sports,” Ohtani said at a press conference, according to J.P. Hoornstra of Dodger Nation.
“Just to go over the result, in conclusion, Ippei has been stealing money from my account and has told lies,” Ohtani added through an interpreter.
