Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes the gambling investigation into Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani doesn't drag well into the season even if he is unsure about a specific timeline.
"It's really difficult for the federal authorities to cooperate with us fully when they have their own ongoing investigation so I think this is one where we'll have to proceed on our own," Manfred said during a Thursday appearance on Major League Baseball Network's High Heat with Chris Russo (h/t ESPN). "We never have the kind of authority that law enforcement people have but we manage to get these investigations done and find the facts and I'm sure we will on this one.