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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani is set to be sentenced for bank and tax fraud ...

Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty last year to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had an enormous offseason and are showing no signs of slowing down. At Saturday's Dodgerfest ...

a bookmaker for Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, said he felt guilty for not stopping the interpreter from betting over his head and took action from Pete Rose in an exclusive Post interview.

Dodgers General Manager Andrew Friedman highlighted Shohei Ohtani's rules advantage to help convince Roki Sasaki to sign in LA.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani talks to the media during a baseball interview during DodgerFest at Dodger Stadium, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Los Angeles ...

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, asked for leniency, but was sentenced to nearly five years in federal ...

leading to Mizuhara fabricating a story about Ohtani agreeing to cover his gambling losses. The Dodgers make Mizuhara available for an interview to be used when a story is published.

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes,File) FILE - Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, left, stands next to Los Angeles Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani, right, during an interview at Dodger Stadium, Feb. 3, 2024.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter and confidant of Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani, became embroiled in a sports-betting scandal on Monday. In an exclusive interview with The New York Post ...