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Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter Fired , Amid Allegations of ‘Massive Theft’.<br/>Ippei Mizuhara, the Dodgers' interpreter for Ohtani, was fired on March 20, ESPN reports. .<br/>Ippei Mizuhara, the Dodgers' interpreter for Ohtani, was fired on March 20, ESPN reports. .<br/>Mizuhara, a longtime friend of Ohtani, allegedly wired at least $4.5 million to a bookmaking operation in Southern <br/>California to cover his gambling debts.<br/>At first, a spokesman for Ohtani and Mizuhara <br/>said that the baseball star purposefully transferred the funds to pay his friend's gambling debt.<br/>At first, a spokesman for Ohtani and Mizuhara <br/>said that the baseball star purposefully transferred the funds to pay his friend's gambling debt.<br/>I dug myself a hole and it kept on <br/>getting bigger, and it meant I had to <br/>bet bigger to get out of it and just kept <br/>on losing. It's like a snowball effect, Ippei Mizuhara, to ESPN.<br/>Obviously, he [Ohtani] wasn't happy <br/>about it and said he would help me <br/>out to make sure I never do this again. <br/>He decided to pay it off for me. , Ippei Mizuhara, to ESPN.<br/>I want everyone to know Shohei had <br/>zero involvement in betting. I want people <br/>to know I did not know this was illegal. <br/>I learned my lesson the hard way. <br/>I will never do sports betting ever again, Ippei Mizuhara, to ESPN.<br/>Later, both the spokesperson and <br/>Mizuhara walked back their claims.<br/>In the course of responding to <br/>recent media inquiries, we discovered <br/>that Shohei has been the victim of a <br/>massive theft, and we are turning <br/>the matter over to the authorities, Berk Brettler LLP, via statement.<br/>Obviously, this is all my fault, <br/>everything I've done. I'm ready <br/>to face all the consequences, Ippei Mizuhara, via statement.<br/>Southern California bookmaker <br/>Mathew Bowyer, whom the wire transfers <br/>were sent to, is also being investigated.<br/>Sports betting is currently illegal in California