Japanese star Shohei Ohtan, 30, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.
In the US baseball star Shohei ohtan former interpreter Ippei mizuhara has been convicted of nearly five years in prison for fraud, reported British Broadcasting Company BBC.
Japanese player Ohtan, 30, Mizuura, who has been operating under 2018, transferred Ohtan’s funds for herself as much as $ 17 million to finance her gambling and debts.
Mizuhara was sentenced to repay the amount to Ohtan, and he will have to set off a $ 1 million tax on the US Tax Administration.
Ohtania, who plays in the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB, in the top professional series of baseball in MLB, has been described as the best in the world. Ohtani has played on MLB for 2018 and has since communicated via an interpreter.
In December 2023, Ohtani with Los Angeles Dodgers signed a player agreement worth $ 700 million. This is the second most expensive agreement in North American sports history.
In December 2024 the superstar of the species Juan Soto And the New York Mets Society signed as much as $ 765 million, or about $ 726 million.
Baseball Professional League MLB’s gambling rules prohibit, among other things, players, judges and league workers to bet on baseball. In the case of Ohtan, there was no evidence of such activities in the trial. In addition, gambling is completely illegal in the Dodgers home country, California.