"Say It Ain't Sho!"- Rich Eisen Dives into the Changing Stories in the Ohtani Gambling Scandal

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2 ай бұрын

Rich Eisen tries to make sense of the changing narratives in the shocking Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal.
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@jamesgoss1860 2 ай бұрын

The most shocking part of this whole story is that ESPN just achieved some major investigative journalism.

@cheffman7127 2 ай бұрын

I mean they never released the interview

@broman74dude95 2 ай бұрын

Not really. The FBI provided the tip to ESPN. They interviewed Ippei for 90 minutes. Ippei admitted to everything. Ohtani’s lawyer found something or new information that led them to say “theft”

@TelpPov 2 ай бұрын

It's not journalism when you take the word from the criminal himself. It's a frank conversation at best if Ippei isn't lying which i doubt.

@jamesgoss1860 2 ай бұрын

The journalism they achieved was 1) viewing and confirming the wire transfers took place in Ohtani's name, 2) setting up and conducting an interview with Ippei, 3) going back to Ohtani's camp to tell them they're running the story, 4) pointing out that the story from Ohtani's camp changed from one day to the next as a result of the interview, 5) pointing out that Ippei changed his story, 6) disclosing the timeline of events in news story.

@cheffman7127 2 ай бұрын

@jamesgoss1860 good point

@justcliff3261 2 ай бұрын

The Dodgers: “don’t gamble” Shohei: “what did they say?” The interpreter: “oh, nothing important”

@edomarpez1840 2 ай бұрын

lmfao!!! they should pin your comment

@primeminister66 2 ай бұрын

Super ILL comment fr

@johnchedsey1306 2 ай бұрын

Best comment.

@wesleywinfield686 2 ай бұрын

actually fucking laughed in the middle of a meeting reading this.

@justcliff3261 2 ай бұрын

@@wesleywinfield686 sorry man i apologize hope your meeting went well

@angelmatos9143 2 ай бұрын

The stench of our hypocrisy is unbearable. We constantly promote gambling like it's Black Friday & Christmas and then we act 'shocked'. 😎

@5504berry Ай бұрын

Spot on

@Flakbait888 Ай бұрын

"WE" don't. ESPN, NBC, NFL, etc do. They are enemies of "US".

@sayyanhmuong737 Ай бұрын

facts

@Doz899 21 күн бұрын

WE are regular people who can gamble if we want, ohtani is not a regular guy, we should be "shocked" because hes a pro player whos gambling and this is a straightforward rule that was broken by the golden child, also i think people are "shocked" because he was such a dumbass to not do a better job hiding it/got caught, im honestly not suprised one bit and theres probs many other players out there who are doing it and arent getting caught sorry i dont know if i understand your comment correctly maybe i am off topic of your point

@angelmatos9143 21 күн бұрын

@@Doz899 One race, the human race

@michaelmilsom9518 2 ай бұрын

Jason Kelce explained very simply why players should not bet. If you find yourself in a hole....suddenly you are leaned on to make a 'play' for the bookie and then magically your debt to them goes away. It is very unwise if you are a player to bet or gamble in anyway. When you retire, want to gamble...your money to lose. But until then, you are a mark for every unsavory hustler who couldn't give a crap about you or the career you worked so hard for.

@SM-po9wf Ай бұрын

netflix did an episode of bad sports about it. A bookie had like 3 ncaa players point shaving

@knowbody44 Ай бұрын

Whatever happened to the days where u'd pay a shady character with a briefcase full of cash?

@jordanflores5687 Ай бұрын

Why's he gotta be shady

@ebransc09 Ай бұрын

Can the briefcase have a big $ sign?

@dopenerd 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani is on FanDuel betting $5 getting $250 back in bonus bets

@HighTide_808 2 ай бұрын

Only way to actually win

@trevorcarey3997 2 ай бұрын

Let's just play Baseball ⚾️ the trolls are trying to make a big deal on some non ballplayer translalater placing sports bets, I do it with Draftkings almost everyday, who cares and let's play ball.

@itsyaboipaulychips4498 2 ай бұрын

He definitely used a Promo code at checkout

@slocumb1270 2 ай бұрын

Big G @@HighTide_808

@916Smoke 2 ай бұрын

He should be banned for life.@@trevorcarey3997

@kevinroon7299 2 ай бұрын

Clear and concise! Timeline most informing. Thank you Rich. 🙌

@TK-xf4bh 2 ай бұрын

Anyone heard about of a guy named Pete Rose? If head an interpreter he’d be in the HOF now!!

@elcee3292 Ай бұрын

So different. Rose bet in games he was directly involved in. He should be banned.

@Usefulidiot038 Ай бұрын

There isn't enough info here. Ohtani could absolutely have placed bets on games he was playing in but MLB will take those Ohanti bucks because no one really cares about Pete Rose besides Reds fans.

@thomasboaz9950 Ай бұрын

@Usefulidiot038 oh no the all-time hit leader. Pffst, he's boring. Tell anyone else good luck getting 4256 hits.

@rexstetson1717 Ай бұрын

@ Usefulidiot038 - You could not be more wrong about Pete Rose. He’s one of the greatest baseball players ever, and that fact is not changed by what team you root for.

@Usefulidiot038 Ай бұрын

@@thomasboaz9950 Ichiro Suzuki? 4,367 lifetime professional hits between MLB and NPB.

@bfgolf 2 ай бұрын

Pete Rose and Joe Jackson about to be reinstated😂😂😂

@rossdilworth3412 2 ай бұрын

Pete rose is more likely to be governor of Nevada than be reinstated in baseball.

@ronaldwilson9525 2 ай бұрын

@@rossdilworth3412Not if Draft Kings the official sports book of MLB has its way.

@bfgolf 2 ай бұрын

@@rossdilworth3412 if they have to lifetime ban ohtani, I bet they would rethink Pete's ban and keep ohtani

@1848revolt 2 ай бұрын

It's about time. Same with the steroid era guys.

@krishisel5316 2 ай бұрын

MLB-"Did we say gambling was bad? We were kidding! It's okay. We're all good. Welcome back Pete, we love ya! 😂😂😂

@chrismichaelengland3399 2 ай бұрын

“He didn’t take questions after the game”. Of course, his interpreter was being thrown under the bus. 😅

@Nighthawk-8050 2 ай бұрын

That interpreter is going to be well paid under the table. By keeping his mouth shut.

@brichards9293 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani speaks English, the translator thing was always a ruse.

@FrankieChavez-bu1uu 2 ай бұрын

Great transition to the topic. That was smooth af hahah

@tonyrame7548 2 ай бұрын

They are saying he was robbed because Ohtani intially didnt know that by giving money to cover gambling debts is a federal crime, now they are caught in a lie. They should ask what Pete Rose thinks.

@thomasboaz9950 Ай бұрын

He said quote"i wish I had an interpreter in the 70s and 80s caus then I would have gotten off Scott free."

@steveb1ish 2 ай бұрын

"Say it ain't Sho!" Just genius by The Rich Eisen Show writing staff. What a team effort.

@proto-geek248 2 ай бұрын

Genius? Maybe slightly clever.

@stevej.1428 2 ай бұрын

Not as genius as misspelling a direct quote. Copy/paste is your friend.

@user-dy1il1sw4z 2 ай бұрын

"He who would pun would pick a pocket"

@mauricetucker5050 2 ай бұрын

Say It Ain't Sho!"...Perfect Headline! 😆😆😆

@albertluu6849 2 ай бұрын

The real victim here is Yamamoto. He traveled 5,500+ miles for this buillshit lol

@jefrey914 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@greenhat7618 2 ай бұрын

Still bagged 350M I don’t see no victim there

@VannTheDawn 2 ай бұрын

Bagged 350M then proceeds to give up 4 Earned Runs in 1 inning.

@azgunner 2 ай бұрын

Haha and to make it worse his horrible first start against the Padres

@trevorcarey3997 2 ай бұрын

@@azgunnerEvery player struggles in their first game, I remember Pedro Martinez struggled in his very first game also, and a couple of seasons he struggled but he became a great pitcher later on.

@jonasgorea3823 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani really running the mj arc

@JeewanthaBandara 2 ай бұрын

I'm ready to see him go play for the Lakers G-league affiliate 😂

@ChocolateMilk1978 2 ай бұрын

MJ didn’t have a lackey cover anything up

@ji8044 2 ай бұрын

For sure.

@sixtynine2856 2 ай бұрын

@@ChocolateMilk1978Occam's Razor dictates that Ippei is the gambler. Betting on sports is NOT a Japanese cultural past-time whereas in the US, it is -- which Ippei happens to be raised in (USA). Ohtani has no lick of an idea about football, basketball, tennis, etc., and he doesn't care either. All he knows and cares about is baseball (MLB). So the only realistic avenue for him to bet on is baseball BUT that is colossally stupid because -- common sense also dictates -- you shouldn't bet on the games you are scheduled to play and you really shouldn't bet on any other games either because of a conflict of interest -- and, especially, insider knowledge -- will present itself sooner or later when you belong in the same league. It's common sense. Shohei is a world class athlete with hundreds of millions in deferred money set aside for him. Sports gambling is beneath him -- no use (he's generationally wealthy) or time for it -- and is typically reserved for the (not so rich) general public -- which Ippei is essentially a part of. I struggle to think Ohtani can be that dense.

@ji8044 2 ай бұрын

@@sixtynine2856 You sound idiotic talking about someone who literally doesn't even speak your language as if you know him. LOL

@wintrstk54 2 ай бұрын

Who gives an interpreter a 4.5 mil line of credit?

@sychophantt 2 ай бұрын

no one

@Ishai1 2 ай бұрын

That guy was getting paid half a mil a year, at least that's what the ESPN article said. That's how he ended up in a poker game with the bookie, it was probably a high roller table (well, high roller for SD). I get it, you hear interpreter and you assume it's a simple, low paying, service job but he was really with Othani all the time, travelling everywhere, being with him in every team meeting and every activity, going over scouting reports during games, he wasn't just standing next to him in post game interviews. He had money, enough to make stupid decisions and dig himself that hole. The bookie, who is already running an illegal operation, accepting bets from someone he saw has money at a poker game isn't that surprising.

@wintrstk54 2 ай бұрын

@@Ishai1 no I don't think low level service job, I think Ohtani got himself in this debt and the interpreter is the fall guy

@TheMattTrakker 2 ай бұрын

@@Ishai1 I've seen $300k, but even if that's the case with 500k, you're still not getting anywhere near $4.5m in credit. Bookies are not going to float you 10+x your annual take home pay in credit because they know how unlikely it is that you can actually pay that back, let alone do so in a timely manner. This isn't like getting a mortgage where you're on a 30 year payment plan.

@arcticredpanda4598 2 ай бұрын

The bookie gave the line of credit banking on Shohei becoming a client. Also "the translator" was making $500K/year.

@Donniedangerously 2 ай бұрын

Even if ohtani was just covering the debt, isn’t it illegal to wire money to any bookie in California?

@TheHawkeyeful 2 ай бұрын

My understanding is yes

@The11IsaN 2 ай бұрын

That’s why the story changed to “theft”, I imagine. Because if Ohtani did wire the money, he’s still involved. Probably the lawyers pointed that out and changed the story.

@snarkycharlies 2 ай бұрын

@@The11IsaN💯

@emrsdca 2 ай бұрын

As a Californian I can tell you it's illegal. Think of RICO and you'll understand.

@JoeRogansForehead 2 ай бұрын

Not just in California , it’s a federal crime

@laurencaulton103 2 ай бұрын

Pete Rose is on the line, with his interpreter!

@ronaldwilson9525 2 ай бұрын

Pete should have hired an interpreter. He’d be a hall of famer if he had.

@deremiahderrick6292 2 ай бұрын

Love it😂😂

@WMusick 2 ай бұрын

Free Pete!!!

@user-er3ri6sc3j 2 ай бұрын

Pete rose speaking that Appalachian creole. Therefore reinstate.

@Dr.Frankensteen 2 ай бұрын

While I agree Rose should be in the Hall. But the key will be if baseball was bet on. If not, then there's a slight difference

@fredk9999 2 ай бұрын

Thank you to our host for this important segment. You are right; it doesn’t have a good look to it. And, unraveling will probably not look good, too.

@bobbybeez858 2 ай бұрын

Think about the way he structured his contract though. That’s not a gambling degenerate way of handling finances

@Wben113 Ай бұрын

He makes 50 million off the field a year.

@bobbybeez858 Ай бұрын

@@Wben113 if he were a gambling addict he’d want every penny

@Wben113 Ай бұрын

It doesn't work that way. They bet for the rush of it, period. You're comparing a person with tons of money gambling, to a person with not enough money gambling. Both gamble for the same reason, the rush.

@bobbybeez858 Ай бұрын

@@Wben113 agree to disagree…. Gamblers no matter how much they make eventually hit a wall. If Ohtani is a gambler then 4.5 is nothing to him but 4.5 is also almost 5 times his current structure in his deal. It just doesn’t make sense

@adamcoe Ай бұрын

It might be when you're already worth over a hundred million. Not saying that's the case but buddy has dollars already, the Dodgers contract is just his retirement/generational wealth for any future kids plan.

@ByGriPhone 2 ай бұрын

Shohei loved Ippei like a brother-in-law

@hani9633 2 ай бұрын

that's his buddy his blood brother his bestfriend this is a lose-lose situation for the both of them :(

@jaya1000 2 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to spot them at a grocery store. They were buds. Laughing, joking, ribbing each other. And when I cautiously approached them to say hello ippei squared his shoulders at me in a semi fighting stance. This is a sad sad story.

@BasedSherpa 2 ай бұрын

Shame whatever happened there

@jerm1499 2 ай бұрын

If the bets were not on baseball what did they do wrong?

@Milehighmez15 2 ай бұрын

Maybe Ohtani shouldn’t be gambling and then using his friend as the fall guy then…

@adampasser7652 2 ай бұрын

Their billion dollar investments are looking great so far

@jerm1499 2 ай бұрын

He didnt even bet baseball I dont see anything wrong

@tomriddle8699 2 ай бұрын

@@jerm1499its the illegal bookie in CA that lies the problem.

@cheffman7127 2 ай бұрын

@jerm1499 Ohtani directly wired at least 1 mil to a illegal bookmaker, you don't see a problem?

@tomriddle8699 2 ай бұрын

@@cheffman7127 honestly I blame Newsom hahaha ha. I can't even sports bet in CA is ridiculous. I have to travel outside of ca to sports bet.

@seventallguitarist 2 ай бұрын

That's a YOU problem. @@jerm1499

@addictedtoJB 2 ай бұрын

Bro...EVERYONE got lit up today, not just Yamamoto.

@TvFanatic-ui3pw 2 ай бұрын

Dude is the fall guy.

@Chris-qh5tz Ай бұрын

For who? Shohei? I highly doubt Shohei is betting on American Football games. It's messy because Shohei did probably want to help out the interpreter but I have a feeling his family members were incensed when they heard Shohei agreed to pay off $4.5million in debt and want him to recoup it so he's saying it's theft now.

@mattsmith4589 2 ай бұрын

😭😭💀😂😭 I just watched Dan Patrick’s segment on this and I immediately typed in Rich Eisen I’ve waited for this response 😭💀

@gameboyn64 2 ай бұрын

It's entirely possible that the story went from willingly paying off his friend's debt to theft after lawyers/accountants took a better look at his financial transactions. The banking information espn obtained showed 2 payments of 500k. That still leaves 3.5 mil unaccounted for.

@jonnyhaze 2 ай бұрын

Bookmakers don’t let ppl like ippei get that far in debt unless they have financial backing of someone rich like ohtani. There is no way ohtani isn’t at least somehow involved.

@ssjj005 2 ай бұрын

How does this work? Just because Ippei is interpreter of Ohtani, the bookmaker let Ippei borrow $5M??? It more looks like Ohtani was betting and Ippei was the fall guy no?

@elisamuelpedraza8228 2 ай бұрын

It doesn't make any sense for Ohtani to be gambling. We obviously know nothing about the guy aside from his abilities as an MLB player but he's perfectly aware all eyes are on him, it would be really stupid for anyone to risk their career because of gambling. Also, it makes 0 sense to be gambling when you're worth almost a billion dollars and you're on a league with cero time to be spent on those type of things

@elisamuelpedraza8228 2 ай бұрын

What's curious to me is what a coincidence that the gambling situation came from the player that's probably gonna be considered the best MLB player of all time and isn't either American or Latino

@dannyquilter8366 2 ай бұрын

@@elisamuelpedraza8228yeah it doesn't make any sense for people to do most things they do, they do it anyway. MJ was a glorified alcoholic and gambling addict

@ssjj005 2 ай бұрын

@@elisamuelpedraza8228 Agree, but at the same time $5m is 10x what Ippei makes as a salary and that is unrealistic. Maybe Ohtani had no knowledge about the MLB rules and US state law. No way Bookmaker allow Ippei to borrow that kind of money.

@MichaelWalker-wu2pq 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani seems like a genuinely nice guy who just wants to play baseball. He paid the debt for his gambling addict friend and now his friend is in trouble and Ohtani's folks are trying to protect his squeaky clean image.

@flipflopmcgurt3403 2 ай бұрын

Sure

@gheller2261 2 ай бұрын

Uh...huh. SMH.

@justinlast2lastharder749 2 ай бұрын

No....the Interpreter is taking the fall to protect Ohtani's squeaky clean image.

@thegodfatheroftoys3349 Ай бұрын

Ya, because bookies let you get 4 million in the hole, knowing you can’t pay it back…

@The11IsaN Ай бұрын

@@thegodfatheroftoys3349 Ippei was being paid half a million from LAD. He was also getting paid from Ohtani for managerial services… and Ippei himself was having endorsements and loyalty from Japan too (with his book, etc). $4.5M is a plausible number

@PhatLvis 2 ай бұрын

Could be Both. Ohtani covered the two debts, then Bookie (and/or Mizuhara) committed theft forging the others.

@Dm0stFin3sT 2 ай бұрын

Can’t forge wire transfers 😂

@PlaySA 2 ай бұрын

@@Dm0stFin3sT Sure you can, you just need to know bank details.

@TelpPov 2 ай бұрын

@@Dm0stFin3sT it can be theft on many grounds: 1) Ippei could have used shohei’s name to get credit. That’s theft number 1. 2) shohei paying ippei’s debt when in actuality they are defrauding shohei’s money that’s theft #2. 3) they use shohei’s name to attract other clients. That’s theft #3.

@greenhat7618 2 ай бұрын

@@Dm0stFin3sTcould’ve forged fake debt and make Ohtani pay for those

@TelpPov 2 ай бұрын

@@greenhat7618 exactly, that debt could be a total defrauding scheme to make shohei bail him out

@UnleashthePhury 2 ай бұрын

When Ohtani said “bet I strike out nine over eight with a homer and two doubles and we still lose 2-1” he wasn’t giving you instructions, buddy

@Sakurajourneys 2 ай бұрын

According to a Japanese TV program, Mr. Mizuhara was not only acting as an interpreter but also handling various tasks, such as contracts, sponsor selection, , in meticulous detail, almost like a secretary, to ensure Mr. Ohtani could focus solely on baseball. Handling funds up to 1 billion yen. It is believed that they took advantage of such a position. Gambling addiction is frightening.

@thewkovacs316 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani is the gambler

@CB-or6cb 2 ай бұрын

Well, of course. Gotta protect the Golden calf.

@user-yd4nk4lm6s 2 ай бұрын

@@CB-or6cboh please. Anybody with parents who don’t speak English knows how easy it is to bypass bank security when you have their personal info and a broken English accent. Ohtani was lied to by the gambling addict Mizuhara, who also lied about his degree and work experience btw, about the 2 500k payments going to pay off a loan. I doubt gambling was even mentioned. Ohtani did it. Mizuhara had access to his accounts and continued to do it himself. Thats why the story changed. Ohtani did not know about gambling. Or 4.5 million going missing. He’s not the first wealthy person to be robbed by close ones.

@amtgmedia6295 Ай бұрын

I thought that was Kenny Rogers? 😉

@BirdGang6 Ай бұрын

That’s not at all the truth though

@noname-dk7ri 2 ай бұрын

I think Ohtani's lawyer intervened and started claiming "theft" because the debt was illegal to pay on his behalf. I think Mizuhara's first story is true.

@user-do2hp6pw9w 2 ай бұрын

Thats it and of story

@DaneOrschlovsky 2 ай бұрын

The two most likely scenarios are that Ohtani gambled and his interpreter placed the bets, or that the interpreter gambled and Ohtani covered for him. The guy stealing $4.5M w/o Ohtani's knowledge when the money came from his account and then acting as if nothing happened? Nah, not buying it.

@jxhide 2 ай бұрын

If he was smart enough to have Ippei place the bets, why would he not also give Ippei the money to pay off the debt. Doesn't make sense to leave a partial trail.

@TheMattTrakker 2 ай бұрын

@@jxhide Having large money transfers from a multimillionaire as a "loan" is far less sus than having those same transfers from accounts owned by his interpreter.

@Anthony-dy5cq 2 ай бұрын

Doesn't line up with the theft story they're trying to push and why would the terp have access to ohtanis bank account.

@Old.School.Ronin.01 2 ай бұрын

As someone with a vague interest in baseball (living in Australia), my thinking is Ohtani thought Mizuhara was trustworthy enough to do the role of managing his money for him like his mother used to do whilst in Japan.

@Nomoody341 2 ай бұрын

Otani doesn’t speak English. For you to do business with bookies, you have conversations. How can you talk if you don’t know the language? The interpreter knows Japanese and English. He was sports betting. The question is if Otani knew about or not

@Broseftoast 2 ай бұрын

I just couldn't believe it... Ippei... like what the hell...damn

@jerm1499 2 ай бұрын

He didnt bet baseball what was done thats wrong?

@JoeRogansForehead 2 ай бұрын

Do you not know anything about Asians and gambling lol

@BostonOtaku 2 ай бұрын

“Robbed” lol whenever I lose my bets I say I’m robbed too

@kylem6370 2 ай бұрын

You think that’s crazy I had a 4 NCAA parlay at +1200 odds and only leg of the parlay to lose was Temple +7.5 over UAB.. and there’s an investigation going on right now involving that game cause the line went from +1.5 to +7.5 over night and the 4th game of Temples this year where suspicious betting has happened. So I only may have lost the parlay due to Temple throwing the game to not cover the spread intentionally

@Old.School.Ronin.01 2 ай бұрын

@naohiro0425 2 ай бұрын

“Say it ain’t Sho”😂Well said. Well done, Rich.

@Nomowu 2 ай бұрын

One thing I learnt from this, betting is illegal in California. I had no idea. And i have been living in Canada for 20+ years.

@tbrown3243 2 ай бұрын

Couldn't take questions he has no interpreter hahaha

@sleazytooez2313 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 excellent point lmao

@inoko3423 2 ай бұрын

アメリカの記者が日本語を勉強しないとね

@andresrojas7924 2 ай бұрын

Dodgers: Dont ever gamble Ohtani: What did they say? Interpreter: They said that giving millions to your translator to gamble is an old tradition with foreign players in American baseball.

@707ladytee 2 ай бұрын

😀

@joewyatt2269 2 ай бұрын

I guess Yamamoto's performance is also deferred.

@danr154 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@sammylogic1313 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@morcatna4767 2 ай бұрын

Brutal 😞

@trevorcarey3997 2 ай бұрын

Every player struggles in their first game, I remember Pedro Martinez struggled in his very first game also, and a couple of seasons he struggled but he became a great pitcher later on.

@baronvg 2 ай бұрын

🥁

@greenhat7618 2 ай бұрын

Only thing that makes sense is Ohtani covered his debt but Dodgers or someone decided that being associated in any way is bad and decided to change the story and say he was robbed

@pocketaces6756 2 ай бұрын

And that would mean Ohtani did the honorable thing and threw his friend under the bus, and maybe in jail. Great guy.

@greenhat7618 2 ай бұрын

@@pocketaces6756 if he didn’t steal the money he won’t be going in no jail, which is what doesn’t make sense cuz if that part was fake then how could they have contacted the authority about it? Wouldn’t that amount to false testimony or obstruction of justice?

@pocketaces6756 2 ай бұрын

@@greenhat7618 Exactly. Going on the theory that Shohei paid it, and then changed his story to Ippei stole it. If Shoehei paid it, and then lied to authorities claiming theft, he would get charges for filing a false report, as well as maybe other charges for sending that money. If he's telling the truth, then Ippei needs to be arrested.

@greenhat7618 2 ай бұрын

@@pocketaces6756yeah now thinking about it it just seems like there is still a lot we don’t know, the whole thing is way too murky and convoluted it doesn’t really make sense, gotta wait for more info to come out to really tell.

@jameshayden3952 Ай бұрын

Cover-up always gets ya.

@gideonf8696 2 ай бұрын

There is another possibility. It could be he was defrauded but still wanted to cover up for his friend to keep him out of jail. Then he told his lawyers what was going on and they told him he can’t lie about this stuff and had to come clean.

@geoffjohnson6555 2 ай бұрын

this is honestly terrible for baseball. I'm pretty bummed out and nervous about what's coming. I think it's gonna get a little messy, and Shohei is no way walking away from this unscathed. His name is attached to 2 transactions connected to an illegal gambling operation. Ippei is obviously busted, but what Ohtani did signing those checks over to help is not legal, and he could potentially lose out in playing time or worse.

@Yojut 2 ай бұрын

Same. I’ve been a fan of ohtani, for baseball, and this sucks. When Superman has a dirty secret, it makes you lose hope for humanity. And yes I’m being dramatic.. but still. He was great for the game, in a lot of ways. I hope he doesn’t end up giving people reasons to hate him. 😔

@upsych1042 2 ай бұрын

You haven't followed sports long enough. This is nothing. As soon as his agent and agency gets all the details this will be over.

@JoeRogansForehead 2 ай бұрын

lol why? They literally have gambling ads on all the channels .

@blackjesus804 2 ай бұрын

I don't think illegal bothers him. Rich famous guys don't go to jail. A baseball suspension bothers him.

@vuvubee 2 ай бұрын

he’ll be fine, paying a debt isn’t illegal. but if he was betting or if he has any winnings through illegal means then he’s in trouble. ippei may be ok if he didn’t actually steal or win anything. but japanese media reports aren’t looking good for him

@ronaldwilson9525 2 ай бұрын

You can now gamble legally at Wrigley Field. How is that decision looking now?

@173jaSon371 2 ай бұрын

For Shohei, pretty good I guess!

@ronaldwilson9525 2 ай бұрын

@@173jaSon371When the Dodgers are in Chicago yes sir!

@alaskanyeti907 2 ай бұрын

I got a fanduel ad before this. Ironic

@SF49ss 2 ай бұрын

He is guilty. Signed every single SF Giants fan.

@carlosaguirre6793 2 ай бұрын

And Angels Fan 😂

@PlaySA 2 ай бұрын

lol

@KeepItReal213 2 ай бұрын

The jealous ones

@GeeBee909 2 ай бұрын

That's right. We (the Giants) play the game for the LOVE of the game, NOT the love of money

@Wrath15___ 2 ай бұрын

Bluejays to 😂

@hidetoshitakahashi3881 2 ай бұрын

As you said, I don't know who to believe but Ippei admitted that he's a gambling addict and he asked Ohtani to help him pay off his debt. Everything else reported so far is just confusing. I watched a lot of news about this scandal on KZfaq and I forgot whoes channel it was but the guy reported that in the wired transaction records , two names stood up. One of them is we already know and the other was Betts. The guy said that he wasn't sure if that person was Mookie Betts or somebody else. I just hope it's not him.

@azncrombie4u 2 ай бұрын

Ippei would have to prove he is an addict for his story to be true otherwise ohtani in deep doo doo

@FrenchDelightBakery Ай бұрын

"Many Americans might find it hard to understand, but the world Shohei Ohtani is living in now is akin to that of the 1988 Tom Hanks film, 'Big.' Even if one comes into a significant amount of money, without knowing how to manage it-how to open an account, set up a password, or enable two-factor authentication-many Japanese people would rather entrust everything to someone they trust. Moreover, he comes from the Tohoku region, home to some of the kindest people in Japan."

@adamcoe Ай бұрын

lol as if there are certain areas where people are just naturally more kind...come on man

@margaretash9706 Ай бұрын

Can't believe they are even trying to cover for Ohtani.

@berryleung7288 2 ай бұрын

😂Then why Ohtani deferred 98million after 10 yrs?! The 98m would become 20m or even 10m or woth far less at the end he collects them all after 20yrs!!! Also if Ohtani came to US 2 yrs later in the beginning, he could get a 300m for 5yrs instead a minor Angels contract which was only 20~25% of money he got in Japan in 2017. The reason is that he wanted to play baseball in US as soon as possible and he didn't care about money! Ohtani don't care money, he only cares about playing baseball! He cared a lot for Ippei but Ippei betrayed him! Besides, the lawyer of the Bookie who got house investigation and dealt with Ippei said that the bookie had never met or talked to Ohtani and never had any text dealt with Ohtani!

@kojo0711 2 ай бұрын

Money is money and more money is better than less

@SixerIverson04 2 ай бұрын

@kojo0711 more money more problems. Either way, he has to pay taxes. All of that money before taxes. Then when you file your yearly taxes he will of course owe Uncle Sam. We all hate Uncle Sam

@SixerIverson04 2 ай бұрын

Just like Pacquiao

@imposible2beat 2 ай бұрын

The Fall Guy coming to theatres soon.

@jamesmackey1229 Ай бұрын

Oh what a web we weave..

@rich213sal 2 ай бұрын

I want to know what the name of the entity being federally investigated

@josephjohnson4761 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani is dumb for getting involved with this

@KeepItReal213 2 ай бұрын

His interpreter got into some serious sh*t

@Dr.Frankensteen 2 ай бұрын

He was involved in that SVB money laundering scheme.

@gheller2261 2 ай бұрын

Or perhaps Ohtani did.

@carlwilliams9642 2 ай бұрын

The story changed Rich, because if the first story is true, Ohtani would have committed a crime.

@RajDeelish 2 ай бұрын

There's no crime in the first story.

@carlwilliams9642 2 ай бұрын

@@RajDeelish Making financial transactions with an illegal sportsbook is a crime.

@jordenrisley6761 Ай бұрын

@@RajDeelishgambling in California is illegal unless your at a Indian casino

@cardsin88 2 ай бұрын

Why are the betting slips under Ohtani’s name?

@JeffNelsonBuffalo 2 ай бұрын

What's the line on Pete rose entering the Hof? 😂😂😂 Odds just went up!

@marcoperdomo283 2 ай бұрын

I'll put 100 on that..

@richardyounkins 2 ай бұрын

like comparing apples to railroad cars.

@theamericanbrotha 2 ай бұрын

I'm sure Fanduel will have odds on it

@michaelconger6420 2 ай бұрын

Give me 200 on guilty

@reimaaki5737 2 ай бұрын

Pete Rose bet on Baseball, iPPEi never did‼️ it is a very different case!

@blb4356 2 ай бұрын

Sorry, nobody covers a friends $4.5mm gambling Debt. Interpreter is the fall guy for Ohtani. This story could end up in a disaster for LAD

@mikebradshaw6484 2 ай бұрын

But it should free up a lot of money for next year's free agency.

@MichaelWalker-wu2pq 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani doesn't fit that type of character. The interpreter gave what was probably the honest account. He screwed up gambling himself into debt and Ohtani, being a friend paid off his debts. Ohtani's PR folks are now crafting this story of Ohtani being "robbed" somehow because this ruins his clean image.

@TheMattTrakker 2 ай бұрын

@@MichaelWalker-wu2pq Are you friends with him?

@MichaelWalker-wu2pq 2 ай бұрын

@TheMattTrakker no but I have a job where I must carefully judge the characters of the people I come into contact with. Admittedly, I would need more in-person contact with Ohtani because I only have a general public input of him but I've seen so many good people caught up in situations because of their friends getting involved in shaky situations. This seems like that more than Ohtani being the main perp.

@bradleyc328 2 ай бұрын

@@TheMattTrakkerit seems way more likely that a guy as genuine as Shohei *would* help out his friend rather than be the gambler himself. He probably ignorantly and naively supported his friends’ “hey I need more money” requests over the years. The bookie knew he was good for it, and Ippei stupidly used Shohei’s direct account when it was time to pay up.

@ApesWithEgos 2 ай бұрын

This is why rich people have shell companies.

@tommyriam8320 Ай бұрын

_'this is why_ fraudsters, tax-evaders, money-launderers, conspirators and unregistered foreign agents Joe "The Big Guy", First Bro, Jim and "Bagman" son, Hunter _have shell companies'_

@mikesternmike 2 ай бұрын

Has ESPN begun filming for the 30-30 on this yet?

@POPCULTRONIC Ай бұрын

Breaks my heart when you say, “you just don’t know anything about anybody anymore.”

@franciscobastidas7693 2 ай бұрын

All the time the cover up is worse than the crime itself

@harumih.3727 2 ай бұрын

You don't know the fact.

@winsonboss1240 2 ай бұрын

Hello Mr. Nixon...

@CB-or6cb 2 ай бұрын

Israel would like a word on that comment.

@173jaSon371 2 ай бұрын

I see a lot of people pretending that Ohtani is incapable of such acts because of his super quiet personality, which has clearly been perfectly crafted by himself and his PR team. Nobody thought OJ was a bad guy at one point....nobody thought Tiger Woods was a bad guy at one point.....don't meet your heroes, folks.

@RunForPeace-hk1cu 2 ай бұрын

Nobody believes that a guy making $60M/yr on endorsements need to gamble on credit

@173jaSon371 2 ай бұрын

@@RunForPeace-hk1cu You must have missed all the other wealthy celebrities both gambling and doing shady things. He could have been doing it through an illegal bookie for a number of reasons that we don't yet know. Regardless of the outcome or who placed what bets, he was the one who wired money to an illegal bookie from his own account. If you or I did that, we would be royally screwed.

@Landis_Grant 2 ай бұрын

Be suspicious of the quiet types.

@173jaSon371 2 ай бұрын

@@Landis_Grant Honestly, you never 100% know anybody. Especially to the extent that you think you might. And especially not some random celeb that you don't see the personal lives of. Look at Deshaun Watson's once squeaky-clean image.

@poppapeace5631 2 ай бұрын

why not compare it to jordan instead of oj like jeez its gambling not murder

@neonmarblerust 2 ай бұрын

“Just put down something, so put down ‘loan’” yikes!

@okrajoe 2 ай бұрын

Wasn't that a Hall & Oates song?

@MalcIgg 2 ай бұрын

playing a bit of devils advocate here - but could be true, Sho was the good guy, finding his man, 500k twice over in the hole to this bookie, but then looking into his accounts (which I'd bet his Interpertior had access too) found himself missing loads more funds.... it is thin, but maybe just maybe?....

@PlaySA 2 ай бұрын

Possible

@paulevans6403 Ай бұрын

Plausible. He did cover bets AND was robbed. But that still puts him in deep doo-doo.

@jake-jp3vb 2 ай бұрын

“If it doesn’t make sense, it isn’t true.” -Judge Judy

@FrequencyOfRelaxation 2 ай бұрын

Or we just don’t know the facts

@bruceboman9801 2 ай бұрын

"Say it ain't Sho." Genius! But I do have a sick feeling in the pit of my gut about this. Not a Dodgers fan, but a fan of the game. The lawyers, MLB, the Dodgers and their spin doctors will devise another story and the truth will never be known. 😢. Any ESPN footage will magically dissappear. Then swept away ASAP. Standard operational procedure in today's damage control mode.

@francissampson 2 ай бұрын

Not about the money , it's about the action !

@PlaySA 2 ай бұрын

Seems pretty straightforward to me. Ohtani's interpreter, who is really like a best friend and brother, is a gambling addict. He asked Ohtani to help and Ohtani agreed, although he knew that the interpreter couldn't actually be trusted with the money so he paid it himself. The whole getting robbed thing could also be true, because a gambling addict won't stop on their own. Even if Ohtani did cover for him, he could've stolen more so he could continue gambling.

@tonyc8752 2 ай бұрын

That’s conveniently what they want you to believe. Ohtani’s name is on the transactions

@KeepItReal213 2 ай бұрын

@@tonyc8752 Ohtani lives and breathes baseball. He literally has no free time. Dude ain't at the casinos like Jordan was.

@TheMattTrakker 2 ай бұрын

@@KeepItReal213 Oh, so you're stalking him 24/7? And you don't need free time or to go to a casino to place a bet with a bookie. If you're going to be stupidly naive, you should probably just keep it to yourself.

@tonyc8752 2 ай бұрын

@@TheMattTrakker He's hallucinating that he knows what Othani does all day. It's called Cognitive Dissonance, I believe. His brain can't handle the betting story. It conflicts with his previously held belief that Ohtani is some kind of superhuman god. So, the brain shoots into action to break the dissonance. Either invent something quickly to justify your previously held beliefs, or change your mind. 99% of the time, the human will just invent something for justification. It's easier than having to admit wrong, and re-evaluate if everything you believed before could be incorrect.

@CB-or6cb 2 ай бұрын

@@KeepItReal213 Ohtanis name is on the wire transfers. Way to keep it real 213.

@SheevsNuts 2 ай бұрын

Shohei either got scammed, paid off someones dept, or is Michael Jordan

@MalcIgg 2 ай бұрын

or all 3?

@PATRIOTTTT 2 ай бұрын

Michael Jordan of Baseball

@jvu714 2 ай бұрын

No way he gambles doesn’t come off as someone that does. Definitely the interpreter

@joseperales2381 2 ай бұрын

@@jvu714haha you’d be surprised how good people can hide bad habits. (I am also a degenerate gambler)

@mikelucas4247 2 ай бұрын

@joseperales2381 people that are gamblers tend to be short on cash more often.

@catherinewilliams9680 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani doesn't think he was robbed. His money management team thinks Ohtani was robbed.

@jameshayden3952 Ай бұрын

And his publicist.

@TheThearchangel90650 2 ай бұрын

How does the interpretor get that kind of line of credit?

@briancollier6887 2 ай бұрын

Press conference within a day coming

@maverick214 2 ай бұрын

This story has more holes in it than a slice of Swiss cheese.

@ebransc09 Ай бұрын

More holes than the Mets’ infield D

@alrifr5786 2 ай бұрын

It is easy to understand. Wiring money to a bookie is a federal offense, so if the original story was true, Ohtani unknowingly committed a felony.

@bobbyheenan4061 2 ай бұрын

Wire fraud is only a federal crime when it crosses a state line. Sounds like this all took place from one CA bank acct to another, so federal wire fraud charges wouldn't be in play. The IRS, however, could investigate.

@Harcorwrestler 2 ай бұрын

@@KobeBean5xchampyou said I think twice. lol your words don’t come across as convincing. Know the law, it’s illegal to wire money to an illegal bookie. Nothing complicating about it.

@Harcorwrestler Ай бұрын

@@KobeBean5xchamplook up Penal Code 337 PC and Title 18 U.S.C. It states if you are participating in wages as a gambler, you are liable as participating in an illegal activity under California law. Key word “as a gambler”, meaning the person sending money to a bookie to place a bet.

@timothybrown5741 Ай бұрын

Also mls has a rule that you cannot use an illegal bookie. MLS needs to ban him.

@alrifr5786 Ай бұрын

@timothybrown5741 he did nothing wrong. He was swindled out if money.

@Mia-xb9er Ай бұрын

Ohtani spend all his life to be No 1 baseball player. In Japan, his teammates told that Ohtani didn’t want to hung out to get drink. He just wants to play baseball and sleep to recover his body. I hope someone can prove that he is innocent. Also other teammate said that He is only interested about baseball. Actually it’s good and bad.

@jimough2441 2 ай бұрын

And the spin begins.

@sawanpatel9920 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani was the good guy that covered the debt..but he admittedly put his name on a check that ended up involved in a gambling scandal...no bueno. Also, walking it back, makes it look even worse.

@beniannozzi6066 2 ай бұрын

This story is starting to smell stinky 😳

@jerm1499 2 ай бұрын

They didnt even bet baseball what did they even do wrong

@ty313331313 2 ай бұрын

@@jerm1499 It was illegal "under the table" gambling, as for why the story changed from him wiring the money to cover his friend to his friend stole it is because its wire fraud, "using a wire “which entitles the recipient to receive money or credit as a result of bets or wagers” is explicitly listed in the U.S. criminal code and can get you up to 2 years in prison

@dnoble8143 2 ай бұрын

@jerm1499 That's what needs to be investigated, we don't know that for sure. That was the official statement by Ohtani, but it was such a massive pivot so we can't take team Ohtani's statement at face value

@jobunaga4178 2 ай бұрын

@@jerm1499how do you know? they can't get their story straight. $4.5M is a lot of money to lose track of, even for millionaires.

@TheMattTrakker 2 ай бұрын

@@jerm1499 Lived in CA.

@salernolake Ай бұрын

Mizuhara's interview illustrates why the first thing a defense attorney says to a client is "Shut up!" No one involved with a criminal case ever did themselves a favor by talking to the press.

@susiea3097 Ай бұрын

Love Rich he’s so knowledgeable love his shows on NFL . But as an Australian I realise I don’t know nearly enough about Major League Baseball I’ll stay tuned!

@TheMikemontreal 2 ай бұрын

Why is MLB still promoting betting sites and gambling while Pete rose remains banned

@stephenskinner4857 2 ай бұрын

MLB and professional sports are hypocrites when you are promoting FANTASY sports odds. Money is ruining sports. Even college sports is suffering ruination because of greed. Go watch the innocence of a Little League game.

@richardmesson 2 ай бұрын

It's all about the Money and yes is double standard

@suika197 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani doesn't gamble because he's not obsessed with money.never

@danweston6109 2 ай бұрын

This is my favourite narrative. People know Ohtani, a man they've never heard speak, better than Ohtani knew Ippei. 😅😅😅

@stammer1295 2 ай бұрын

@danweston6109 I know right 😂 and tiger woods was a faithful husband 😆😆 dummies

@TheRealLorenzoRoss 2 ай бұрын

It’s not about that. It’s an addiction. He’s competitive. Think Michael Jordan.

@MT-dh2tr 2 ай бұрын

How do you.know that?

@dtucke17 Ай бұрын

Gamblers aren't obsessed with money. They are obsessed with the adrenaline that gambling brings

@joedobbins870 Ай бұрын

Betting on any sport is evil!

@brichards9293 2 ай бұрын

Le Bon's business manager was gambling on NBA games through this same bookie. The LA Times reported it if you look around.

@sharkl11 2 ай бұрын

They allow casinos all throughout California, but can't place online sports bets? Fk yal dirty politicians

@adamcoe Ай бұрын

A half million dollar wire transfer isn't exactly an "online sports bet." It's about tax revenue.

@wendyy.4442 2 ай бұрын

Soooo ESPN still does investigative reporting….who knew!?!🤔I guess LeMedia’s piece on LeBron’s link to PED’s (allegedly) is coming soon….I won’t hold my breath though🤫

@brandonblaq3049 2 ай бұрын

The Dodgers are starting to look like the NY Jets of Baseball 😅😮‍💨

@edomarpez1840 2 ай бұрын

If they saw 2 receipts of 500 K each, how come it's being said the amount is 4.5M? The other 3.5M are without a receipt?

@User69-699 2 ай бұрын

I believe ohtani is such a nice guy that ippi knew ohtani would help him out no matter what

@aznpanda510x 2 ай бұрын

It really a shame, some friend will take advantage of friendship. I lost a few friends like that.

@broman74dude95 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani’s lawyer or people just dropped the bag and did a bad job of spinning this from a “debt paid for a friend” into now a “Ohtani is a degenerative gambler “. So stupid.

@twig4590 2 ай бұрын

The truth hurts sometimes.

@RC-ul4gj 2 ай бұрын

Ohtani would still be in trouble, legally speaking, even if all he was doing was paying the debt for his friend because it’s his name on the transactions to an illegal operation. The only chance at him being considered innocent would be if it is framed as Ohtani had no idea and that the transactions were made without his knowledge, which is probably why his lawyers are trying to backtrack on Ippei’s original statements. And I imagine Ippei would be more than willing to take that fall and upping his crime from “illegally gambling” to “illegally gambling with stolen money” if it means his friend can get away from this situation scot-free. Really unfortunate situation. Hopefully both Ohtani and Ippei are able to make it through this scandal. Gambling addiction is no joke.

@cathyl6620 Ай бұрын

According ESPN report, it was Mizuhara who told ESPN and Ohtani's team that Ohtani agreed to pay his debt. Ohtani had no idea and only found out during the team meeting after the season opener that his money was used to pay Mizuhara's gambling debt through another interpreter. Ohtani contacted his legal team and they accused Mizuhara of "massive theft”. Later Mizuhara admitted to the ESPN reporter that he lied to her in the first interview and Ohtani had no involvement.

@BirdGang6 Ай бұрын

@@cathyl6620you’re a fool if you think that is the story

@kevinwyers4494 2 ай бұрын

In the UK we sold our sports to gambling years ago and are trying to pull it back. It’s fast food money that will kill the sport in the end

@DeeDub104 2 ай бұрын

Every sports league and related podcast is making dirty money from sports gambling, and it’s being advertised all the time. I don’t think this will be the last time we have people close to the game or in the game getting caught up in it. Heck of a story, though.

@lgwapo6793 2 ай бұрын

Place your bets: Win, place or Sho

@cosmickeys5766 Ай бұрын

Explanation 1: Ohtani thought it was just the two $500K transfers to help him pay off his interpreter's gambling debt, but after Ohtani heard the press conference where they said $4.5M for the first time, he looked into his accounts and found that another $3.5M had been embezzled. So in effect, it was both helping him pay off Ippei's bookies AND a theft. Explanation 2: Helping his friend pay off the gambling debt is the true story. The day of the news release, Ohtani's interpreters may have advised -- for the sake of baseball & possibly a contract violation -- that admitting to have been anywhere near the bookmaker under federal investigation, there is a possibility baseball would look at it as "whether betting for self, for proxy, for fulfilling a gambling debt by proxy" he was adjacent enough to violating the covenant that they put him on administrative leave or more while they investigate. By declaring it a theft, he recuses himself from any direct suspension. Recall that Trevor Bauer was issued an unprecedented 324-game suspension on paid administrative leave by the Dodgers/MLB while the investigation and court cases ensued.

@Lovetheducks 2 ай бұрын

Shohei doesn’t seem like he’s a bad guy and being caught up because of a friend. He seems like a kind man that probably got taken advantage of by a friend.