Mizuhara, who was Ohtani’s close friend and had worked with the pitcher since 2017, reportedly was in federal custody and and appeared in a Los Angeles court on Friday afternoon.

Mizuhara was also accused of filing a false tax return in 2022 when he claimed to make $136,865. Instead, he earned more than $4.1 million from his bank fraud, according to prosecutors.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty to two felony charges of bank fraud and filing a false tax return and was ordered to pay nearly $17 ...

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, made his first court appearance Friday afternoon on charges that he stole more than $16 million from the Dodgers superstar to cover debts ...

Mizuhara, 39, was fired by the Dodgers on March 21 amid news reports that at least $4.5 million was wired from Ohtani’s accounts to an alleged illegal bookmaker, Mathew Bowyer.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud charges on Tuesday morning.He faces a maximum sentence of 33 years in prison, five ...

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, surrenders to a federal prison in Pennsylvania, beginning a nearly five-year sentence.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty to charges after authorities alleged he embezzled nearly $17 million from Shohei Ohtani.

Mizuhara, the complaint said, made an average of 25 bets a day between Dec. 2021 through January 2024. His bets ranged from $10 to $160,000, and at an average of $12,800.

Mizuhara, who allegedly had access to Ohtani's bank account at some point, is said to have stolen upwards of $4.5 million from the two-time MVP and sent the money to Matthew Bowyer, ...

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's long-time interpreter, was fired Wednesday after allegedly being accused of a "massive theft" from the Dodgers superstar to pay an illegal bookmaker in California ...

Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow said the team knew right away that Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was into "shady" dealings. Mizuhara has been accused of stealing $16 million ...