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Shohei Ohtani might not steal 50 bases again in 2025 — or any year — but his offensive prowess has him on pace to do something no National League player has achieved since the 1800s. With 73 runs in the Dodgers' first 72 games of the season,
Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, reported to a low-security Pennsylvania prison Monday to begin serving a 57-month sentence, multiple outlets reported, after pleading guilty in March to tax evasion and bank fraud charges.
The former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani has started his federal prison sentence in Pennsylvania. Ippei Mizuhara is currently at Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood Low, ESPN reports. Mizuhara was sentenced to 57 months in prison after stealing nearly $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to pay off gambling debts.
Ippei Mizuhara, the disgraced former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, is in federal prison in Pennsylvania, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons told ESPN on Monday.
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Field Level Media on MSNAaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani clear leaders in All-Star votingAaron Judge, the slugger who leads the majors in batting average, and Shohei Ohtani, who have combined to win five of the last eight Most Valuable Player awards, are lapping the rest of Major League Baseball in the first batch of All-Star Game balloting.
As the Dodgers welcome Shohei Ohtani on the mound for the first time, his former interpreter is now reporting to prison.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have used as many as 30 pitchers this season, the most in the MLB and it's not even the halfway stage yet.