Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani publicly addressed the gambling scandal involving his ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, where he said he has never placed a sports bet and Mizuhara’s story about paying off his $4.5 million gambling debt is entirely fabricated. “I never bet on baseball or any other sports, or never have asked somebody to do that on my behalf,” …
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Emmy, Tony and Olivier Award winner Bryan Cranston is a leading face of Major League Baseball’s promotional campaign ahead of opening day for the second straight season, recording a video at Dodger Stadium highlighting several stars. The actor is the voice of an “Anything Can Happen” campaign that launched Monday after last year’s video promoting rules changes. The new ad …
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More mystery surrounds Ippei Mizuhara, now ex-interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, after he allegedly stole $4.5 million from the ballplayer to cover his gambling losses. As MLB announced plans to open an investigation into the allegations against Mizuhara, whom the Dodgers parted ways with last week, his past has been dug up, and it’s raising some questions. …
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Trevor Bauer was back on the mound pitching against an MLB team, and he’s still yet to allow one run. Pitching for Diablos Rojos del Mexico, Bauer faced a New York Yankees team that featured multiple every-day major leaguers, unlike the minor league group he previously played against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bauer went against Yankees like Anthony Volpe, Giancarlo …
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Shohei Ohtani will speak with reporters regarding ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara allegedly stealing $4.5 million from him to cover gambling debts on Monday. The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar told reporters on Sunday before the team’s exhibition game against the Los Angeles Angels, his former squad, that he would address the situation on Monday. The Dodgers later confirmed to The Times that …
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The Baltimore Orioles announced that longtime owner Peter Angelos died Saturday at the age of 94. Angelos and other investors bought the franchise in 1993 for $173 million, and, due to his health in recent years, his sons, John and Louis, took over primary operations in 2019. “Mr. Angelos had been ill for several years, and the family thanks the …
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Major League Baseball announced plans to open a formal investigation into gambling allegations against Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for two-time league MVP Shohei Ohtani. The Dodgers parted ways with Mizuhara this week after reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN raised accusations he stole and was associated with an illegal bookmaker. “Major League Baseball has been gathering information …
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Before Eric Byrnes was drafted to Major League Baseball in 1994, he was just a kid from California who loved to play sports. Byrnes, discernibly a star baseball player, also learned karate and played football, tennis and basketball. Thinking back on the baseball memories he was most fond of as a child, he remembers relationships with friends, Jack in the …
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One of the remaining veteran sluggers on the MLB free agent market has found a new home. J.D. Martinez is joining the New York Mets on a one-year deal worth $12 million, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman. SNY’s Andy Martino adds that the contract will have heavy deferrals. The Mets will only pay $4.5 million of that …
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The Los Angeles Dodgers proved their immense belief in Japanese pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto when they signed him to a record 12-year, $325 million deal in the offseason. Yamamoto made his highly anticipated Major League Baseball debut Thursday in Seoul, South Korea, and it did not go well. The Dodgers went to their bullpen after just one inning after the …
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