Shohei Ohtani's longtime interpreter has been fired after being accused of a theft, said to be on the magnitude of millions of dollars, from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Ohtani's legal team reportedly claimed Ippei Mizuhara used the two-way phenom's funds to place bets with an allegedly illegal bookmaker, Mathew Bowyer, who is currently under federal investigation.
A Dodgers spokesperson told the Times shortly after the news broke that Mizuhara had been fired.
From the Times:
In a statement, the West Hollywood law firm Berk Brettler, said, “In the course of responding to recent media inquiries, we discovered that Shohei has been the victim of a massive theft and we are turning the matter over to the authorities.