The interpreter fell on his sword. Ohtani used his interpreter to make those bets & to create "separation" if anyone found out. The whole story is falling apart.
Ohtani is dirty & if he bet on baseball- he's toast like Pete Rose.
The interpreter fell on his sword. Ohtani used his interpreter to make those bets & to create "separation" if anyone found out. The whole story is falling apart.
Ohtani is dirty & if he bet on baseball- he's toast like Pete Rose.
First of all, yes he did gamble. It’s obvious. Before he talked to lawyers, he said he gave $4.5m to cover his friend’s gambling debts. Then he talks to lawyers and he says the money was stolen. Second, MLB will do whatever it takes to pin it on the interpreter. Ohtani is way too valuable to the league. When Pete Rose was busted he was a manager and had no value. Note the subtle difference between valuable and important. Pete Rose was an important baseball figure, but when he was caught he was not valuable. Ohtani brings in over a billion dollars to the league right now. Probably more. They won’t ban him. Kinda like the steroid era. They knew the guys were all juiced but didn’t do anything until they all retired or got too old for them to have any value to the league.
The real issue, honestly, is potential criminal charges. The FBI won’t look the other way if he was personally placing bets with an illegal bookie.
The interpreter fell on his sword. Ohtani used his interpreter to make those bets & to create "separation" if anyone found out. The whole story is falling apart.
Ohtani is dirty & if he bet on baseball- he's toast like Pete Rose.
First of all, yes he did gamble. It’s obvious. Before he talked to lawyers, he said he gave $4.5m to cover his friend’s gambling debts. Then he talks to lawyers and he says the money was stolen. Second, MLB will do whatever it takes to pin it on the interpreter. Ohtani is way too valuable to the league. When Pete Rose was busted he was a manager and had no value. Note the subtle difference between valuable and important. Pete Rose was an important baseball figure, but when he was caught he was not valuable. Ohtani brings in over a billion dollars to the league right now. Probably more. They won’t ban him. Kinda like the steroid era. They knew the guys were all juiced but didn’t do anything until they all retired or got too old for them to have any value to the league.
The real issue, honestly, is potential criminal charges. The FBI won’t look the other way if he was personally placing bets with an illegal bookie.
In your mind he’s guilty, and if it’s not proven, it’s a MLB cover up, so it’s win/win. The reality is that reporters want his head on a platter, and will go all out to bring him down. Ultimately, the truth will come to light.
If he was placing bets on sports he would be an outlier. The super rich people that love to gamble, including Jordan, Barkley and John Daly, go to casinos to lose their money.
How do you know that? Maybe the interpreter was allowed to run up big losses because he believed Ohtani would back him financially. The interpreter might have thought he could win it back and told Ohtani he was ahead in his betting until the bookie demanded payment.
Even if he did place bets on sports, MLB players are allowed to bet on other sports, and there are 38 states where he could have done so with no scandal. He’s no Pete Rose.
How do you know that? Maybe the interpreter was allowed to run up big losses because he believed Ohtani would back him financially. The interpreter might have thought he could win it back and told Ohtani he was ahead in his betting until the bookie demanded payment.
Even if he did place bets on sports, MLB players are allowed to bet on other sports, and there are 38 states where he could have done so with no scandal. He’s no Pete Rose.
I’m not sure why if he was gambling he wouldn’t just do it legally. The only issue would be if it was bets on baseball (Rose supposedly bet on Reds games). It seem more likely that the interpreter would have to go to a bookie because he wouldn’t be able to get that kind of credit at a casino. They would take Ohtani’s money though.
Gambling brings a whole host of legal and personal problems and it is so prone to fraud that it would have to be regulated anyway. Ban it all outside of small time amateurs. As for Ohtani, who can know at this point? It does not look good for him.
The interpreter fell on his sword. Ohtani used his interpreter to make those bets & to create "separation" if anyone found out. The whole story is falling apart.
Ohtani is dirty & if he bet on baseball- he's toast like Pete Rose.
Big time American sports totally relies on gambling.
First of all, yes he did gamble. It’s obvious. Before he talked to lawyers, he said he gave $4.5m to cover his friend’s gambling debts. Then he talks to lawyers and he says the money was stolen. Second, MLB will do whatever it takes to pin it on the interpreter. Ohtani is way too valuable to the league. When Pete Rose was busted he was a manager and had no value. Note the subtle difference between valuable and important. Pete Rose was an important baseball figure, but when he was caught he was not valuable. Ohtani brings in over a billion dollars to the league right now. Probably more. They won’t ban him. Kinda like the steroid era. They knew the guys were all juiced but didn’t do anything until they all retired or got too old for them to have any value to the league.
The real issue, honestly, is potential criminal charges. The FBI won’t look the other way if he was personally placing bets with an illegal bookie.
Jesus Christ get your facts straight
It was Ippei Mizuhara who claimed this in an interview with ESPN, not Ohtani. Mizuhara addressed the team after game one in Seoul after said interview took place, this is when Ohtani first became aware of it and immediately talked to his lawyers because Ippei had told lies. At no point did Ohtani change his story. There is Ippei's telling of events (The ESPN interview and addressing the team} and Ohtani's telling of events (Denying Ippei's claims). That interview was not Ohtani's story, but Ippei's. You wrongly believe what Ippei said in his interview was said by Ohtani, but it was not.
Former Angels teammate David Fletcher claims that he was the one that introduced Ippei to the bookie and Ohtani was not involved.
The bookie claims he only dealt with Ippei and that he floated him so much credit solely because of his relationship to Ohtani and his access to his funds.
The bookie's attorney stated that it was Ippei that was betting and not Ohtani.
It has also come to light that Ippei lied about graduating from UC Riverside and working for the Red Sox and Yankees.
People completely underestimate how integral Ippei was to Ohtani's business. He wasn't simply just an interpreter. He was a personal assistant, manager, and the inbetween when it came to business dealings. He spent more time with him than his own wife for nearly his whole career. They were very close and it's very likely he had access to bank accounts.
First of all, yes he did gamble. It’s obvious. Before he talked to lawyers, he said he gave $4.5m to cover his friend’s gambling debts. Then he talks to lawyers and he says the money was stolen. Second, MLB will do whatever it takes to pin it on the interpreter. Ohtani is way too valuable to the league. When Pete Rose was busted he was a manager and had no value. Note the subtle difference between valuable and important. Pete Rose was an important baseball figure, but when he was caught he was not valuable. Ohtani brings in over a billion dollars to the league right now. Probably more. They won’t ban him. Kinda like the steroid era. They knew the guys were all juiced but didn’t do anything until they all retired or got too old for them to have any value to the league.
The real issue, honestly, is potential criminal charges. The FBI won’t look the other way if he was personally placing bets with an illegal bookie.
Jesus Christ get your facts straight
It was Ippei Mizuhara who claimed this in an interview with ESPN, not Ohtani. Mizuhara addressed the team after game one in Seoul after said interview took place, this is when Ohtani first became aware of it and immediately talked to his lawyers because Ippei had told lies. At no point did Ohtani change his story. There is Ippei's telling of events (The ESPN interview and addressing the team} and Ohtani's telling of events (Denying Ippei's claims). That interview was not Ohtani's story, but Ippei's. You wrongly believe what Ippei said in his interview was said by Ohtani, but it was not.
Former Angels teammate David Fletcher claims that he was the one that introduced Ippei to the bookie and Ohtani was not involved.
The bookie claims he only dealt with Ippei and that he floated him so much credit solely because of his relationship to Ohtani and his access to his funds.
The bookie's attorney stated that it was Ippei that was betting and not Ohtani.
It has also come to light that Ippei lied about graduating from UC Riverside and working for the Red Sox and Yankees.
People completely underestimate how integral Ippei was to Ohtani's business. He wasn't simply just an interpreter. He was a personal assistant, manager, and the inbetween when it came to business dealings. He spent more time with him than his own wife for nearly his whole career. They were very close and it's very likely he had access to bank accounts.
First of all, yes he did gamble. It’s obvious. Before he talked to lawyers, he said he gave $4.5m to cover his friend’s gambling debts. Then he talks to lawyers and he says the money was stolen. Second, MLB will do whatever it takes to pin it on the interpreter. Ohtani is way too valuable to the league. When Pete Rose was busted he was a manager and had no value. Note the subtle difference between valuable and important. Pete Rose was an important baseball figure, but when he was caught he was not valuable. Ohtani brings in over a billion dollars to the league right now. Probably more. They won’t ban him. Kinda like the steroid era. They knew the guys were all juiced but didn’t do anything until they all retired or got too old for them to have any value to the league.
The real issue, honestly, is potential criminal charges. The FBI won’t look the other way if he was personally placing bets with an illegal bookie.
Jesus Christ get your facts straight
It was Ippei Mizuhara who claimed this in an interview with ESPN, not Ohtani. Mizuhara addressed the team after game one in Seoul after said interview took place, this is when Ohtani first became aware of it and immediately talked to his lawyers because Ippei had told lies. At no point did Ohtani change his story. There is Ippei's telling of events (The ESPN interview and addressing the team} and Ohtani's telling of events (Denying Ippei's claims). That interview was not Ohtani's story, but Ippei's. You wrongly believe what Ippei said in his interview was said by Ohtani, but it was not.
Former Angels teammate David Fletcher claims that he was the one that introduced Ippei to the bookie and Ohtani was not involved.
The bookie claims he only dealt with Ippei and that he floated him so much credit solely because of his relationship to Ohtani and his access to his funds.
The bookie's attorney stated that it was Ippei that was betting and not Ohtani.
It has also come to light that Ippei lied about graduating from UC Riverside and working for the Red Sox and Yankees.
People completely underestimate how integral Ippei was to Ohtani's business. He wasn't simply just an interpreter. He was a personal assistant, manager, and the inbetween when it came to business dealings. He spent more time with him than his own wife for nearly his whole career. They were very close and it's very likely he had access to bank accounts.