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The unprecedented power of Shohei Ohtani: Even the brightest stars of this baseball generation are afterthoughts when Shohei Ohtani is around.
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The unprecedented power of Shohei Ohtani
Quick Glance: Shohei Ohtani and the Ippei Mizuhara Gambling Scandal: Live Updates
  • Major League Baseball has officially launched an investigation into the gambling allegations surrounding Mizuhara, Ohtani's former interpreter and friend.

  • Ohtani is scheduled to address the media on Monday for the first time since the dismissal of his interpreter and friend Ippei Mizuhara, in response to the escalating gambling scandal.

  • The role of interpreters in MLB has evolved significantly, with Mizuhara not only being an interpreter but also a close confidant of Ohtani.

  • MLB has initiated a formal investigation into the gambling allegations against Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's long-time interpreter.
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Shohei Ohtani to speak Monday about allegations against ex-interpreter: Shohei Ohtani is set to speak for the first time Monday since his former interpreter ...
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Shohei Ohtani to speak Monday about allegations against ex-interpreter
Quick Glance: Shohei Ohtani's Interpreter Fired Amid Gambling Allegations
  • Shohei Ohtani's friend and interpreter at the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ippei Mizuhara, was fired due to allegations of theft and illegal gambling.

  • Mizuhara was suspected of $4.5 million being transferred from Ohtani's bank account to an illegal bookmaker in Southern California.

  • Ohtani's lawyers revealed that Ohtani was a victim of massive theft and the matter is being handed over to the authorities.

  • Mizuhara refused to comment on the allegations, and investigations are ongoing.
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Shohei Ohtani Is Just One of Major League Baseball's Bets on Asia Expansion: Major League Baseball bets its time has come in Asia, with a new generation of ...
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MLB pulls plug on clubs' ties with NPB teams: The order has also forced MLB clubs to sever ties with pro teams from Mexico, Taiwan and South Korea.
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MLB pulls plug on clubs' ties with NPB teams
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Baseball: Odor quits Giants 3 days before Opening Day - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rougned Odor, who played in 1,154 Major League Baseball games ...
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Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers debut feels like a breath of fresh air: October baseball once felt like a distant goal for Shohei Ohtani. Suddenly ...
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Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers debut feels like a breath of fresh air
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Ohtani and Yamamoto are unbelievable in any language. Japanese has several words for them - The Mainichi
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Ohtani and Yamamoto are unbelievable in any language. Japanese has several ...
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A mystery no more: What we know about Ohtani’s wife: No one in the sports world is receiving as much attention right now as baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani — ...
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A mystery no more: What we know about Ohtani’s wife
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Pacific League pennant set to be tight race as Buffaloes chase dynasty in 2024: The Buffaloes path to a fourth straight title is fraught with peril as the Hawks ...
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Pacific League pennant set to be tight race as Buffaloes chase dynasty in ...
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Japan school baseball cheerleaders fight camera voyeurism with outfit switch, signs - The Mainichi
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Baseball: Red Sox sign Japanese pitcher Uwasawa from Tampa Bay - The Mainichi: NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- The Boston Red Sox have acquired Japanese pitcher Naoyuki ...
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Baseball: Red Sox sign Japanese pitcher Uwasawa from Tampa Bay - The ...
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Master Craftsman Prepares Hand-Painted Carp Streamers for Children’s Day in May; Craftsman Creates 60 Sets of Streamers Every Year
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Tigers remain the Central League's team to beat as rival Giants loom: While Hanshin may be favored to repeat, the rest of the league will be waiting to pounce ...
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Tigers remain the Central League's team to beat as rival Giants loom
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Padres vs. Dodgers: How to watch MLB Korea Series, live updates, score, highlights
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Baseball: Yoshinobu Yamamoto shelled in MLB debut as Padres outslug Dodgers - The Mainichi
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Quick Glance: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Disappoints in MLB Debut: Padres Beat Dodgers in South Korea
  • Yamamoto faced challenges during his MLB debut against the San Diego Padres, who defeated the Dodgers 15-11 on Thursday.

  • Mookie Betts shined with four hits and six RBIs, including the season's first home run.

  • Jake Cronenworth contributed with four hits and four RBIs for San Diego in MLB's inaugural games in South Korea.

  • Manny Machado sealed the victory with a three-run homer in the ninth inning following the Dodgers' comeback attempt.
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Statue of Colonel Sanders disposed of after 39-year saga: The statue went through a ritual that is typically held for the repose of the souls of old dolls at ...
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Statue of Colonel Sanders disposed of after 39-year saga
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Ohtani's interpreter fired by Dodgers after allegations of illegal gambling, theft from star
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Shohei Ohtani Says It Ain’t So: The baseball superstar gathers the media and declares he’s the victim of theft by his allegedly gambling-indebted former ...
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Shohei Ohtani Says It Ain’t So
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Opening Day 2024 / The Sho Goes On: What to Watch for on the First Full Day of the MLB Season
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Opening Day 2024 / The Sho Goes On: What to Watch for on the First Full ...
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From The Athletic: Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani on Monday told his side of the story about the gambling scandal that has rocked Major League Baseball and ... Show more
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Shohei Ohtani Scandal Raises the Stakes on Sports Betting: Baseball’s greatest star has been caught up in a betting furor involving his interpreter ...
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Shohei Ohtani Scandal Raises the Stakes on Sports Betting
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All eyes on Ohtani on eve of MLB's Seoul Series: The Dodgers star touched down in South Korea to a welcome worthy of a K-pop act
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All eyes on Ohtani on eve of MLB's Seoul Series
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What to Know About Sports Betting and Problem Gambling Amid Ohtani Scrutiny: Major professional sports leagues prohibit players from gambling even as they have ...
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What to Know About Sports Betting and Problem Gambling Amid Ohtani ...
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Ohtani Shohei: Full news conference | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News: During a ten-minute news conference in Los Angeles on Monday, Japanese baseball star Ohtani Shohei ...
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MLB Seoul Series; Here’s What Korean Baseball Is All about Ahead of MLB’s 1st Season-Opening Matches in Seoul
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MLB Seoul Series; Here’s What Korean Baseball Is All about Ahead of MLB’s ...
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It’s Sho Time.Shohei Ohtani will DH and bat 2nd in his Dodgers debut. #SeoulSeries
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Dodgers know they must win World Series, or face big consequences: After acquiring Shohei Ohtani and other standouts in a billion-dollar offseason spending spree ...
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Dodgers know they must win World Series, or face big consequences
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Spring Koshien high school baseball tournament to begin - The Mainichi
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Spring Koshien high school baseball ...
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Shohei Ohtani's interpreter has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers after the Japanese baseball star's representatives alleged he had been the victim of ... Show more
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Why Hyun-Seok Jang could become one of MLB's next Korean stars: Hyun-Seok Jang doesn’t have the name recognition of a big-league standout yet. But ...
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Why Hyun-Seok Jang could become one of MLB's next Korean stars
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Shohei Ohtani scandal raises the stakes on sports betting: The speed at which U.S. sports leagues have embraced betting put the Japanese star's fastball to shame ...
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Shohei Ohtani scandal raises the stakes on sports betting
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Shohei Ohtani leaves the yard for the Dodgers! #SpringTraining
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Baseball’s Biggest Star Has a New Team—and a Major League Mess: This week was supposed to mark a thrilling debut for Shohei Ohtani with the Los Angeles Dodgers ...
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Baseball’s Biggest Star Has a New Team—and a Major League Mess
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Yamamoto shelled in debut as Dodgers lose to Padres: Yamamoto, who joined the Dodgers on a 12-year, $325 million deal in December, was taken out of the game ...
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Yamamoto shelled in debut as Dodgers lose to Padres
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Easy Japanese news in translation: High school baseball tournament opens at Koshien - The Mainichi
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Shohei Ohtani's first full at-bat as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers 🍿
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Japan’s Invitational High School Baseball Tournament Starts; 2 Schools from Quake-Hit Ishikawa Pref. Compete
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The Angels adjust to life after Shohei Ohtani: Losing a player like Ohtani does not make any team better. But it has allowed players to breathe a little more ...
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The Angels adjust to life after Shohei Ohtani
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Japan Trivia: Why Saga Nishi school baseball uniforms strangely bear name 'Eijo' - The Mainichi
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MLB: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hits 2nd homer of spring - The Mainichi: GLENDALE, Arizona (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani had three hits including his second home run of ...
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MLB 2024: Splashy Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Signings Boost Dodgers as Teams Try to Dethrone Rangers
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MLB brings Shohei Ohtani, season openers and big dreams to Seoul: With a set of stars from the region, 2024 is turning out to be baseball’s moment in Asia.
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MLB brings Shohei Ohtani, season openers and big dreams to Seoul
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MLB Investigating Alleged Theft of Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani by Ippei Mizuhara: Major League Baseball is investigating the alleged theft of Shohei Ohtani by ...
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U.S. sends more Marines to Haiti to protect Embassy: The Caribbean nation of more than 11 million people is again struggling with violence and political ...
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How a bankrupt bettor became the bookie at the center of an MLB scandal: The Post used interviews and records to fill out the pulpy backstory of Mathew Bowyer ...
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How a bankrupt bettor became the bookie at the center of an MLB scandal
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FULL-TIME: Blackpool 3-0 #pnefc Defeat in this afternoon’s Central League clash at Springfields.
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Will Smith, Dodgers agree on 10-year, $140 million contract extension: Will Smith's 10-year extension with the Dodgers is believed to be the longest-term deal ...
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20-minute fight with fish yields world record in Missouri. ‘You’ve got to be kidding’
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Baseball’s Highest-Paid Players 2024: Shohei Ohtani is No. 1 again—but not because of his record-breaking $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers ...
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Season Preview: 2024 Angels believe they will surprise the baseball world: The Angels won 73 games last season and then lost Shohei Ohtani, without replacing him ...
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One MLB player to watch from every team: Juan Soto one-and-done with Yankees?: From top prospects debuting to international players moving stateside to young ...
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Embattled Marines on Dnipro Bridgehead Gain New Foothold Despite Swarms of Russian Drones
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Shohei Ohtani Net Worth: Dodgers’ $700 Million Man Could Transform Baseball: MLB wants the most dominant player since Babe Ruth to help it go global ...
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Baseball star Shohei Ohtani 'shocked' by alleged theft: Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani said on March 25 he was the victim of theft by his former ...
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NL West preview: Can the Giants challenge the Dodgers in 2024?: Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers are the team to beat in the NL West, but the San Francisco Giants ...
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2024 NL West Preview: The Dodgers have loaded up for October: Just like with Atlanta in the NL East, it’s all about what Los Angeles can do in October instead of ...
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Our 5 most read stories from March 16 to 24, 2024 - The Mainichi: We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom ...
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Shohei Ohtani Sports Betting Drama Outshines March Madness: Gamblers usually focus on college basketball's postseason tournament, but this year the drama ...
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Shohei Ohtani Sports Betting Drama Outshines March Madness
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Tigers finalize pitching rotation after tough competition in spring training: Hinch delivered the news Friday morning on who will start the season in the ...
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Shohei Ohtani Is Just One of Major League Baseball's Bets on Asia Expansion: Major League Baseball bets its time has come in Asia, with a new generation of ...
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