Ippei Mizuhara, a former Japanese interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtanti, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, admitting he stole millions of dollars and filed a false tax return as he tried to cover massive gambling debts.

Americans who played in Japan try to square the kind man they knew with the man accused of stealing millions.

Texts included in a federal complaint depict Ippei Mizuhara's apparent descent into a sports betting addiction and the bookie who kept extending him credit.

Ippei Mizuhara stands accused of covering his gambling debts by stealing millions of dollars from Shohei Ohtani’s bank account.

Few in Japan want to believe national hero Shohei Ohtani could be accused of wrongdoing in the sports gambling scandal involving his ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.

During his Angels tenure, Maddon witnessed the close bond between Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara. He discussed that and much more on Starkville.

The Japanese baseball star says he was unaware his longtime interpreter stole millions from his bank account to pay off gambling debts. His attitude toward money over the years suggests that’s not as far-fetched as it might sound.

ドジャースが大谷翔平投手の通訳を務める水原一平氏（39）を解雇したと20日（日本時間21日）の複数の米メディアが報じた。水原氏は、野球を除くスポーツの違法賭博… - 日刊スポーツ新聞社のニュースサイト、ニッカンスポーツ・コム（nikkansports.com）