Major League Baseball has opened a formal investigation into the gambling scandal swirling around Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his just-fired interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.
The move follows revelations that a federal probe of a California bookmaker named Mathew Bowyer had uncovered millions in payments under the Japanese pitchers name.
After the Los Angeles Times asked Ohtanis representatives about the money, they said he had been the victim of a massive theft and were contacting the authorities.
Mizuhara initially told ESPN that Ohtani authorized the wire transfers to cover his gambling debt, but later said the hurler was unaware of the payments.
I want everyone to know Shohei had zero involvement in betting, he said. I want…
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