Ippei Mizuhara entered a courtroom in shackles.
Shohei Ohtani flew around Chavez Ravine on wings.
On the most sobering, sensational of Fridays, one man’s arrest became another man’s freedom, a simple ballgame serving as a striking example of brilliance unburdened.
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Just down the street from Dodger Stadium, Ohtani’s longtime interpreter and close colleague Mizuhara surrendered to authorities on charges of stealing more than $16 million from Ohtani to supply his gambling addiction.
Shohei Ohtani ‘grateful’ for investigation into ex-interpreter: ‘I’d like to focus on baseball’
In his first comments since former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara was charged, Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani says he’s “very grateful” for the investigation.