ESPN.com: Feds say Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole $16M
NYT.com: Ohtani’s Former Interpreter Is Said to Be Negotiating a Guilty Plea
Ippei Mizuhara may have taken one of the sweetest jobs ever and pissed it all away gambling.
$16M in gambling debts? Probably not likely to get that amount deferred.
Story is still evolving. I hope that Shohei Ohtani is truly in the dark on this, but it sure seems insane that someone could pilfer that amount of funds from you without your knowledge.
In the dead of winter, there's not much baseball to talk about.