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Los Angeles (AFP) - The former interpreter to Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball star to pay off illegal gambling debts. Ippei Mizuhara admitted one count of bank fraud, which carries a maximum 30-year prison sentence, and one count of filing a false tax return, which has a maximum three-year prison sentence, according to the US Attorney's Office. US District Judge John Holcomb has scheduled sentencing for October 25. Mizuhara appeared at a hearing in federal court in Santa Ana, mobbed by photographers as he entered the courthouse,...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano has been banned for life from Major League Baseball for betting on games, the league announced on Tuesday. Michael Kelly, a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, and three minor league players were also suspended for a year for gambling on baseball games, MLB said. "The strict enforcement of Major League Baseball's rules and policies governing gambling conduct is a critical component of upholding our most important priority: protecting the integrity of our games for the fans," MLB commissioner Robert Manfred said in a statement. "The...
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New York (AFP) - Major League Baseball formally adopted statistics from the racially segregated Negro Leagues into its official history on Wednesday, rewriting the record books at a stroke in a landmark move which confronts the sport's racist past. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the decision gave long-overdue recognition to the achievement of African-American players in the league who deserve to be ranked alongside baseball's most iconic names. "We are proud that the official historical record now includes the players of the Negro Leagues," Manfred said. "This initiative is focused on ensu...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Major League Baseball's record books are set to be rewritten as the sport formally incorporates statistics from the racially segregated Negro Leagues of 1920-1948 into its official history, reports said on Tuesday. USA Today reported that MLB, which elevated the Negro Leagues to "Major League" status in 2020, is to announce the adoption of the African-American baseball league's records in an official announcement on Wednesday. Black players unable to compete in MLB due to racism and segregation laws competed professionally in the Negro Leagues around the United States unti...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter appeared in court in California on Tuesday on charges of illegally transferring nearly $17 million from the baseball star's bank account to pay off gambling debts. A lawyer for Ippei Mizuhara said the 39-year-old has reached a deal with prosecutors over his charges, which the US Justice Department said will be one count of bank fraud -- punishable by up to 30 years in prison -- and one count of filing a false tax return, which carries a maximum sentence of three years. Federal prosecutors have said Mizuhara -- Ohtani's long-time friend and...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter was released on bond and ordered to undergo treatment for gambling addiction on Friday, after his first court appearance since being accused of stealing $16 million from the Japanese baseball star to cover illegal betting losses. Ippei Mizuhara was led into the dock in the federal court building in Los Angeles with shackles around his ankles for a brief hearing before US Magistrate Maria Audero. The 39-year-old's court appearance came a day after he was charged with bank fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. Federa...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter was released on bond and ordered to undergo treatment for gambling addiction on Friday after appearing in court for the first time since being accused of stealing $16 million from the Japanese baseball star to cover illegal betting losses. Ippei Mizuhara was led into the dock in the federal court building in Los Angeles with shackles around his ankles for a brief hearing before US Magistrate Maria Audero. The 39-year-old's court appearance came a day after he was charged with bank fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in pris...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - The former Japanese-language translator for Shohei Ohtani was charged with bank fraud on Thursday for allegedly stealing more than $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off gambling debts. Ippei Mizuhara, 39, made a series of unauthorized transfers from Ohtani's checking account between November 2021 and January 2024, the Justice Department said. US federal prosecutor Martin Estrada told a press conference there was no evidence to suggest Ohtani was aware of or involved in Mizuhara's illegal gambling activity. "I want to emphasise this point: Mr. Ohtani ...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani said Monday he had never bet on baseball or other sports, declaring himself "saddened and shocked" at allegations his interpreter stole millions of dollars from him to pay off gambling debts. In his first public comments on the scandal which erupted last week and led to the firing of his long-time friend and translator Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani emphasised he had been the victim of a multi-million-dollar theft. "I never bet on baseball or any other sports and I never have asked somebody to do that on my behalf and I have never went th...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Shohei Ohtani's interpreter was reportedly fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday as representativesfor the Japanese ace said the baseball superstar had been the victim of "a massive theft." "In the course of responding to recent media inquiries, we discovered that Shohei has been the victim of a massive theft and we are turning the matter over to the authorities," the West Hollywood lawfirm Berk Brettler LLP said in a statement. The Los Angeles Times reported that the firm had looked into the actions of interpreter Ippei Mizuhara after the newspaper learned that Oht...
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