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Shohei Ohtani’s former teammates have said they are “shocked” by the investigation and allegations surrounding the Dodgers star, his longtime performer Ippei Mizuhara, and $4.5 million in gambling debts. .
Major League Baseball announced Friday that it has opened an investigation into the allegations surrounding Mizuhara and Ohtani.
Mizuhara was fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers amid questions about at least $4.5 million in suspicious wire transfers from the pitcher’s bank to a gambling operation in California that ESPN reports is under federal investigation.
Ohtani’s lawyers have alleged that baseball’s highest-paid player had been the victim of a “massive robbery.”
The Japanese star joined the Dodgers this offseason in a record $700 million deal. Ohtani previously spent five years with the Angels and his former teammates in Los Angeles were stunned by recent events.
Major League Baseball investigates allegations surrounding Shohei Ohtani and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara
Ohtani and Mizuhara previously worked together during their time with the Los Angeles Angels.
“I’m shocked and I’m as curious as anyone to see what comes out,” Angels outfielder Mickey Moniak said. USA Today.
‘I have no idea what is going to happen, or what has happened for how many years. But great friends, great people. Ippei was part of the team like anyone else.
According to the report, Angels players said they had no idea about the alleged gambling debts or that Ohtani or his interpreter had interests outside of baseball.
One player reportedly said the two-way star was so quiet that his teammates didn’t even know he had a girlfriend before he got married earlier this year.
“I’m shocked and I’m as curious as anyone to see what comes out,” Mickey Moniak said.
Ohthani returned home after games and rarely left his hotel room.
Mizuhara, meanwhile, was a popular figure in the clubhouse, and people like Mike Trout considered him “one of the guys.”
Any MLB official or player caught betting on baseball games in which he or she is not involved faces an automatic one-year suspension. If they are found to have bet on a game they participate in, they will be banned for life.
“I guess we just have to see what happens,” Moniak said. ‘I mean, it’s legal in 38 states. So as long as I don’t bet on baseball… I just hope everything turns out well.’