When news broke of a gambling scandal involving Shohei Ohtani, the public was quick to crucify baseball’s brightest star without having any knowledge of the situation. Just weeks later, it appears that Ohtani is actually the victim of a massive financial scandal at the hands of his closest business confidant. Thursday’s court filing shows the extreme depths of Mizuhara’s gambling addiction and the lengths he went to hide it from his friend and boss. Ohtani should be rightfully exonerated by both MLB and the
For a sport that has kept its all-time hits leader out of the Hall of Fame for gambling, MLB seems to be turning a blind eye to Ohtani’s potential involvement in his interpreter’s gambling scandal. Ohtani may be very rich, but it’s hard to believe that he wouldn’t notice $16M disappearing from his bank account over nearly three years. Even if Mizuhara is the main culprit, it’s highly likely that Ohtani had some knowledge or involvement in his gambling. Ohtani is MLB’s best player and a global icon, especial
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