Shohei Ohtani press conference: Dodgers star says he "never bet on baseball or any other sports"
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- Опубликовано: 24 мар 2024
- Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, whose interpreter was fired amid gambling allegations, told the media at a press conference on Monday that he "never bet on baseball or any other sports."
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He is fully cooperative with the authorities, he has nothing to hide.
LOL
No bookmaker in the world would give a noname translator a 4 million marker, unless he gets guarantees. And the only way to get that is from Ohtani.
He is Ohtani's translator, not a noname. 😅@@fixipszikon6670
Ohtani is busted. All the evidence and paper trail points to him. You think the banks were negligent in their stringent security for wire transfers?
I have a tremendous respect for this man now, he faced the media himself, which is very hard to do in Los Angeles I would imagine. He didn’t hide behind a representative, the man face the world himself, and told the truth. Respect.
No he hid. And is still hiding and took no questions. Timeline still doesn't add up as he knew the money was gone and his friend was stealing millions while laughing in the dugout in Korea.
@@bingboone9474Bro, the media and public can easily twist any of you answers. He knows that, and he is taking time to make sure he doesnt mess it up. That is normal. Seems like you dont have an experience how to manage stakeholders 😂
@@bingboone9474Why he explain all to media or to people like you? Are you the jury in the court?😂 let the proper authority handle the investigation.
@@bingboone9474He said he will coorporate with the police. He will answer all things he knows to the police. Do you think there are any stupid guys who explain something staffs on civil case to the media which they don't explain yet to the police
It is a simple case.
No bookmaker in the world would give a noname translator a 4 million marker, unless he gets guarantees. And the only way to get that is from Ohtani.
Also, no way that you give access to your translator or anybody to your account to do money transfers without your approval.
He is lying.
How can any sports fan not love Ohtani's character?
He's the greatest athlete of our time living with the highest integrity.
While not a Dodger fan I am a Shohei fan for life.
I'll be watching and anticipate him a 2024 World Series Champion and MVP.
Ohtani is a generational talent, not unlike Japanese boxer Naoya “The Monster” Inoue.
Yes, Ohtani is like Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan and Tom Brady all rolled into one. We are so privileged to witness this rare spectacle. The ability to hit a baseball is on par with the greatest wonders this planet has to offer. It truly is amazing. MLB should just forego the season and name the Dodgers the champions and give Ohtani the MVP award. No point in playing the games at all. He should also be given the Nobel Prize and a Presidential Medal of Honor, the White House should be renamed The Ohtani House, and the Hall of Fame's host city should be rechristened Ohtanitown in recognition of this remarkable individual who can hit a ball long distances with a large piece of wood.
Dodgers will choke… AGAIN! 😂
I believe him 💯
"Go Dodgers!"
Ippei was not just an interpreter, but he was basically a personal assistance, manager, long time friend of Ohtani. I don't know if this is common thing in America, but in Korea or Japan, there are few incidents where those "managers" scam athletes or celebrities because they basically handle everything. Since Ohtani doesn't speak English and wanted to focus solely on baseball, he probably let Ippei handle every matter outside of baseball.
そう思います 全幅の信頼 それが真実だと
Yup, there is a big case where brother of a big Korean celebrity is suing basically his whole family for racketeering and manipulations right now. It really happens when one big money bring trust someone wholeheartedly.
Good Ol’ Americans don’t understand this haha😂
Ohtani must have known about the interpreter's gambling habit.
They're so close.
Actually he speaks English more fluent than most of his Dominican teammates.
I am amazed how Shohei stayed in calm to play the baseball in Korea. It must have been tough and challenging for him to play the best. On this media conference, he didn't show any emotional feeling while he was talking. Hope everything is clear and he can focus on his play.
Whoever knows his character, we all know the truth! We stand by you Shohei! ❤.
ありがとう
When he was a professional baseball player in Japan, he voluntarily sent all of his annual pension of tens of thousands of dollars to his parents. His parents were worried about this and transferred thousands of dollars into his account every month. However, when I checked my account a few months later, none of the money I had transferred had been withdrawn. He said, ``I get three meals in the dormitory, so there's no reason to spend money.'' He testified that whenever his teammates invited him to drink, flirt with women, or gamble, he always refused. He also has no interest in luxury brand clothes or cars, and only eats, sleeps, and occasionally plays games at home. He is a very different person among serious Japanese people, and he is only interested in getting better at baseball.
he? i? confusing and unclear
機械翻訳そのままコピペしてるから主語が変なことになってるよ
@@user-ns9lk9dg6r大谷の事と両親の事
内容も変
Ohtani is lying he is the one gambling
@@ShaneISRAELhow could you prove that. shouldn't spread misleading information
This is really sad watching Ohtani doing this kind of unpleasant interview…
同感です
It is really sad that you and many other people believe it is sad.
But the reality is that no bookmaker in the world would give a noname translator a 4 million marker, unless he gets guarantees. And the only way to get that is from Ohtani.
Also, no way that you give access to your translator or anybody to your account to do money transfers without your approval.
Ohtani did it. He is lying.
He got busted in a gambling scandal.
@@fixipszikon6670
Bookmakers approached Ohtani after learning that he was his translator, and they also used him to advertise their own illegal gambling business. After he was arrested, he testified that he never met Ohtani and that he was not involved in illegal gambling. This is real.
During his time as a Japanese player, Ohtani thought only of leaving all financial management to his family and focusing on baseball.
Ippei is my closest friend after my family and supports me in my daily life, so it wouldn't be strange if I left some of my bank accounts to him.
Ippei is a lying gambling addict. Deceive and betray those around you.
His teammates, his partner Ohtani, and his beloved wife.
@@fixipszikon6670🤡🤡🤡
오타니를 전적으로 믿어요! 가족처럼 신뢰하던 사람한테 배신을 당한 그 충격과 슬픔은 너무 크겠지만, 오타니가 잘하고 제일 좋아하는 야구에 더 집중해서 이 힘든시간을 당신의 진짜 가족들과 함께 이겨내요!! 힘내요!
ありがとう
This actually makes more sense now. Coming from a family of immigrants myself, I know how common it is for immigrants who don't understand english to have some coordinator be a middle-man and give that person access to almost everything, including bank information. Immigrants and expats who don’t speak English are often at the mercy of their translators or their broker to whom they have no choice but to place their trust. I'm sure it's especially difficult for someone with so much money and fame, and it makes sense that Ohtani would only want to give access to one person who they really trust. That way, at the very least, if something goes wrong, you know who to point the finger to. If Ippei was acting as like a chief of staff for Ohtani, all of this makes sense. Ippei himself told media before that translating constitutes 10% of his actual work for Ohtani. Of course, Ohtani has more work to do to clarity the situation, but so far, that seems like a likely scenario.
You also have to understand the context in Japanese culture, where men usually work for the family and live on an allowance provided by their parents when they’re single and their wives when they’re married. It’s very common for men to have zero handling of their finances. (Don’t believe me, ask literally anyone with substantive knowledge in Japanese culture.) In a foreign land, it would make sense that he had his closest confidante since 2013 handle it.
Let’s also remember that if Ohtani was actually involved in the gambling, as some seem to believe, it doesn’t make sense to implicate Ippei in a theft instead of just that he helped pay off Ippei’s debt-that would mean a higher sentence for Ippei, which makes it less likely for him to “take the fall” for this illegal gambling scheme, and allows Ippei to counter with a multi million dollar defamation claim. Not to mention it would involve stricter investigations into Ohtani himself. It makes zero sense for him or his lawyers to just make that up.
Well said
Shohei isn’t an immigrant, just to be clear. He’s currently working in US.
@@user-yk4xy6vz2x doesn't that make him an immigrant? working and being an immigrant aren't mutually exclusive
Yup. It was easier to give Ippei access and let him deal with things as it came up rather than keeping Ippei as strictly a translator and Shohei himself having to deal with things through Ippei.
Otani appears to have wired money by himself as Mizuhara initially said.
He must have known Mizuhara's gambling.
He's a good kid,I believe him...
Otani must have had very difficult time I support him
오타니는 잘못이 없다. 나는 오타니를 지지한다❤. Ohtani is not fault.. I fullly support Ohtani❤
Otani is a super stoic baseball nut. Gambling? No chance. He was too naive to trust Ippei 100%.
I agree. Someone on Japanese TV criticized him and said it’s time for Shohei to take more responsibility over his life outside of baseball. His mother previously dealt with his finances when he was in Japan.
Tiger Woods was a golf nut… can’t rule out anything
But it seems like he wired money by himself not by Mizuhara.
Hope jury agrees with you.
@@MikeHunt-fx9rgdid he get banned?
Do people who leave comments here in English have bad personalities? As a Japanese speaker, I read Otani's way of speaking and facial expressions, as well as his known characters. I couldn't see any lie in what he said at today's press conference is.
You want us Americans to fully expect how other people from other cultures act?
It don't add up. Sorry
Also as a Japanese speaker, he's guilty as hell
Japanese people love gambling, I do know that much!
If you're expecting empathy, or understanding you're not going to find much here. Don't expect a discussion involving facts. A lot will simply ignore facts and make up their own. Oh, most of these ignorant people couldn't find south Korea or Japan on a map either. Or how their own government works. Probably never voted either. 😢
Ohtani is the best player to ever play the game. He is on a totally different level than all the other players.
Babe Ruth would disagree.
I can tell how furious Mr Ohtani has been feeling during this ordeal which was orchestrated by someone who he really trusted such a long time.
Mr Anton did his best as an interpreter this evening even tho this is his first opportunity that gets so much attention globally.
It makes sense now that Mr Mizuhara knew everything including the risk of jeopardizing Mr Ohtani’s career and did everything to cover up his massive debt. What a shame. What a shame we trusted and enjoyed his friendship with Mr Ohtani.
I can imagine that it's difficult for some Americans who do not know Ohtani's history and upbringing in Japan, including how he was even at the Angels to believe fully what Ohtani explained is believable and truth. But as a Japanese who have followed him in Japan and as he moved to MLB, I can attest that what he said is 100% believable.
Ohtani since he was a young boy was very focused with specific goals set and worked diligently on the path to achieving them. His parents and especially his mother was instrumental in providing the support he needed so that he can focus 100% on his tasks (the baseball). This is why if you are a baseball fan in Japan, and this is a very well known story in Japan, everyone knows that Ohtani's mother took 100% control of his money (income and expenses) and the set up was simple for Ohtani in that she gave him monthly allowance of very little money. Ohtani used team dormitory and team meals 100% to focus on baseball. This is how he lived in Japan as a NPB player era. Ohtani is known to be frugal and does not spend money like normal pro athletes do. He is not interested in fashion, clothing, shoes, cars, basically not interested in tangible material stuff. Again, this is very well known in Japan about him.
Ippei Mizuhara was smart in that he put himself in the position with Ohtani to take care of all of his personal duties out side of baseball so that Ohtani can just focus on baseball as he did in Japan. The identical set up that he had with his mother. Ippei was a perfect man for it and Ohtani trusted him 100%. So in this context, it is very plausible and most likely the case that Ippei had this role (similar to the role Ohtani's mother had in Japan) for Ohtani since he became MLB player. Ippei is not just a translator for Ohtani. Ippei was essentially Ohtani's personal caretaker, personal assistant, consultant, butler, driver, shopper who took care of all Ohtani's needs to live in USA. He therefore had access to Ohtani's bank accounts and was probably helping him on setting up the payables, bills for his expenses etc etc. Don't forget, Ohtani has no experience managing his own money in the past, he is also oblivious to all the living expenses especially in the USA. Ippei was the perfect friend and paid worker for him to do these tasks. In this set up, Ippei can easily transfer Ohtani's money, even 4.5 million without Ohtani knowing (again, Ohtani has been very naive, trusting and indifferent about money matters, except that he knows that he has been getting 50 to 75 million per year on endorsement and baseball contracts even in the past years, so 4.5 million may not be so significant in this light and could not be noticeable if he was trusting Ippei to manage). Agent is there to deal with the baseball contracts and he is not Japanese so he would not have known his personal contents. This is why Ippei is said to have been paid upwards of $400,000 per year to work for Ohtani, where as a regular personal translator working 9 to 5 is paid $150,000ish for a pro-athlete.
So you guys take a rest on speculating and jumping to conclusion about Ohtani in this situation. Eventually the investigation will shed a better light on what I am talking about.
The paper trail and logic speak for themselves. Banks don't conduct massive wire transfers without meticulous and stringent verification and security notification. The story has already changed 180 degrees already from the start. Your naivety is disgraceful in the face of reality.
What a great guy. Have great game also.
Imagine coming from Japan, fresh off the plane not understanding a lick of English besides “hello” and “bye”. Of course he relied on someone close to manage everything from opening a bank account to handling documents. Ohtani has known Ippei since he was a teenager and has always considered him his close friend. He sees ippei more than he spends time with his wife. It’s entirely possible he gave ippei authorization to handle his finances.
Ohtani is fluent in English, he’s not comfortable speaking in English in public but he understands more English than your average Fox News viewer
What that gotta do with gambling nothing he did it probably betvon baseball too
I hope this is true!
この通訳さん、ハキハキしてて、早口でもなく聞き取りやすい。
聞き取りやすいが、大谷の話している内容をうまく訳せていないと感じた。そういう点では、一平さんの方が大谷をよく理解してしっくりくる言葉で訳せていた。
I am Japanese and understand his statement👍 His new translator doing his best to translated and explained. Always, fond a gap of
Translation of language.
Foreign laungages has always meaning to fit their word.
My pray for Otani to bonce back from this tragedy and play well. 🙏
🥎In any case, he just plays baseball and might set a big record this year.
why did he expose his friend he could take the losss its lunch money then it dosent happen
Americans, please believe in Ohtani.
Ippei was said to have lied about his academic background and company history. Now, I can say with certainty that it is impossible for Otani to see through this. This is because, although Sean K., once a popular economic commentator in Japan, dominated the television world for several years, no one could tell that his entire career was a lie. That's what a real scammer is like.
Good... all clear... Let's Play BALL!!!!
😅
Agreed. His interpreter lied to him. Play ball.
I didn't see any evidence. I only heard a statement.
@@floresaza253 what evidence do you have shohei did something wrong? None? Play ball.
@@floresaza253
No proof for negative.
You should ask the interpreter for the proof of Ohtani’s permission, via recording.
I watched shohei ohtani playing baseball for a long time and I have great respect for a baseball legend like him. No way he could have been involved in the gambling thing. Ippei set him up to frame him. If anything ippei should be banned for life from baseball. Shohei has nothing to hide and he knows somethihg was wrong with ippei during their time together
No bookmaker in the world would give a noname translator a 4 million marker, unless he gets guarantees. And the only way to get that is from Ohtani.
Also, no way that you give access to your translator or anybody to your account to do money transfers without your approval.
Ohtani did it. He is lying.
We talking about more than a billion dollars here. Mizuhara is the fall guy. Will be compensated very well. And don't have to spend a day in jail or pay any fine, as he can just go back to Japan.
Everything else is BS.
一平さんを家族同然に信頼していたんだし、信頼して全てを任せていたからこそ、異国の地アメリカでも野球に集中出来ていたんだろう。
今回のことは、失ったお金以上に、「信頼できる相手を失ったこと」が何よりつらいんじゃないかな…。
何十億も口座に入ってたら、それに比べて日々使うお金が少額過ぎて、いちいち口座見ようなんて思わないのもわかる。
特に大谷さん、お金に興味ないのは昔から有名だし。
ただただ悲しい。そしてつらい。
All the power to Ohtani in this trying time stemming from no fault of his, except for trusting someone. I am neither a Dodgers fan nor Japanese, but I have NOTHING but respect for this once-in-a-century Superman. You're the Michael Jordan of baseball, minus the oft-bitter personality.
Complete truth, as we know now
アメリカは公平な国であるので適切に調査が行われ真実が明らかになるように大谷を応援します
Never doubt Sho, Unicorn never bet.
Showy is a tough guy.
It is the proof of top player to have some haters.
How did his spokesperson arrange Mizuhara's initial interview with ESPN without Ohtani knowing?
edit: If the replies are true, Ippei is scummier than I thought
Because Ohtani doesn’t and chose not to speak English and probably everything went through Ippei.
Ippei lied to the spokesman and said he had Ohtani's permission.
He took advantage of the fact that the spokesman and Ohtani could not speak directly in English.
That’s so easy if people believe what the interpreter said was ohtani’s eill.
Ohtani responded to that question at a press conference. Ippei had initially told Ohtani's publicist that he would be interviewed by ESPN about the debt between Ippei and his friend.
Videos are now surfacing that Ippei was purposely “mis-translating” for Ohtani on several occasions.
He could have simply lied and mistranslated the important issues on purpose
Admire Shohei for doing his own press conference. Hopefully things will work themselves out. The question I want to know is why wasn’t the interpreter caught when he was with the Angels? And why no background checks on this guy? Seems strange…,
Of course I believe Otani. This news was a huge shock not only to baseball fans but to all Japanese people. There are a lot of dark news stories like wars in the world and earthquakes in Japan, but Otani's news is always bright. I liked the episodes about the friendship between Otani and Ippei, but I'm sad that we won't be able to see that, and that Otani has been caught up in a scandal outside of baseball. I want Ippei to reveal everything and atone for his crimes, and I want Otani to return to an environment where he can concentrate on baseball as soon as possible
오타니는 잘못이 없다. 나는 오타니를 지지한다❤. Ohtani is pure.. I fullly support Ohtani❤
Ohtani came to the US to play baseball not gamble. If he was money hungry he would have stayed in Japan. There was no guarantee in the Majors but he took that change because he loves the game.
You guys really think Ohtani would gamble for money? LMAO! the guy doesn't need money. He even deferred the $700 million contract and getting only $2 million a year because he could care less about $$$. You guys do realize he makes another like $40 million a year from endorsements and other stuff right? 4 million is like 2 cents to Ohtani. He makes more a year than your entire family's lifetime so stop accusing him lmao
People who say they gamble to win money are in denial.
he will pay less tax still half yes its lunch money why expose his friend
利子も無い
私は、アメリカの人たちが大谷を疑っている事に対してショックを受けています。
彼は嘘をつくような人ではない。
嘘ついてるようにしか見えなかったけど
水原一平じゃなく、大谷本人が送金したとしか思えないが‥‥
@@mandms1304何故？
まあ、ネット民なんて、どこの国もろくでもないのが多いのは同じですよ😅
アメリカの銀行の口座を大谷さんが保有していたとして、
日本の震災への義援金や子供達に送ったグローブなどの送金を信頼していた一平さんに頼んだとしていたら
送金出来る環境にあってもおかしな事ではないですよね
一平さんはそういった事もサポートしていたと考えられます
It’s a shame that Ohtani character and honor is being questioned. Japanese are the most honorable and respectful people. Now he has to defend himself.
Ohtani is a kind of a guy who would turn down an invitation from his teammates to go out for a drink or dinner because of practice. He is married to baseball. (though he just got married to a beautiful girl). Gambling is the last thing he would do. I believe his comments here 100%. In contrast, Ippei is a punk. He also lied about his educational background. Now I do not trust any of his comments including the one that he said to the ESPN reporter.
大谷にこんな事言わせるなよな、、、悲しいよ
応援しています！大谷選手
Anyone here know someone or sports gamble themselves and was hard to quit? I bet one time on Chiefs Superbowl win last year and won 700$ but it really does some chemical changes in your brain like you want more. Fortunately that one sports bet was my last bet despite having some urges. So whoever is responsible, hope they get the help they need. I can see why sports gambling is really fun cause you get to watch the sports you enjoy and if your team isn't in the playoffs you can still have fun with another team.
俺は大谷を信じる。
日本人だからとか関係なく、大谷の日頃の行いとギャンブル依存症の水谷のどちらを信じられるか
火を見るより明らかだろう
I think I better be the interpreter…. Lol he skipped so many of what Shohei mentioned…
笑ｗ
Did he skip over the gambling parts? 😂
Like what did he skip? Clarify pls. I'm an interpreter myself.
Ignore the cynical Americans who have prey upon your downfall when you gifted MLB your love of baseball, the rest of us the American fans who understand the role Ippei was in your career managing billing etc trust your words and character.
ありがとう。
アメリカ人が嫌いになりそうでした。
日本人の多くは、大谷が日本でプレーして欲しいと思っています。
@@user-vo7kb2pk8bさん
データはないけど、大谷がアメリカでプレーを続けることを望む日本人の方が多いと思いますよ。
Ignore the braindead people too, who shape their reality according to their unreasonable beliefs.
Hit, pitch, PR... he did the right thing. Sorry he had to experience such betrayal. Live and learn big guy. Have a great season. Go blue..!!!
Until he's proven guilty in a court of Law, I believe Ohtani.
good answer.
I believe that he is innocent
The problem is this will never see a courtroom. MLB has billions of dollars on the table they'd stand to lose if Ohtani is banned for life. This will be washed under the rug.
if he's done wrong, it'll come out. under the rug only exists when you've committed a crime.@@The-CoffeeMan
why did you have to pick Shohei's kind of eveil face for the thumbnail??
Go smash the world Ohtani, best to ever live...Don't listen to the haters
He should have had Ippei as his translator for this interview 😂
Missing so much info 😂. Interpreter is such a difficult job.
Why no questions from the press?
Because the lawyers haven't screened the questions yet.
To all the fans in the United States, he is still investigating, so let's not leave stupid comments here. All we fans can do now is quietly wait for Otani's innocentness to be proven.
Same to all you fans in Japan claiming he is innocent and “isn’t capable of doing such a thing”. The majority of comments here are comments like yours. If he is proven guilty, we will all still love Japan, so give it a rest!
No, in America you don’t wait for someone to be “proven innocent.” In America, you are innocent until proven guilty. So Ohtani is innocent currently and will likely stay that way cause his ex-translator was just a scumbag
He is innocent. Apparently you are not familiar with American principles of innocence until proven guilty. There is not one shred of evidence which suggests Ohtani is lying.
@@jonmohney6975fbi will collect statements from the bookie and banks..he is innocent and not convicted of anything quite yet
@jonmohney6975 Im more on the side of believing Otani but I still can't shake that it is proven that the money was wired from his account Shohei's account
What federal agency was involved? When the cops start asking questions, the truth WILL come out. No one dares to lie to the cops and risk prison time!!
Where's his interpreter to interpret? 😂
NGL, he's a way better translator than the last dude. No losses here
7/22/22 Angels vs Braves. Mizusawa bookie
I would love to see a non-verbal analysis on this!
Ohtani's former interpreter clearly lost the best job in the world... Interpreting for Ohtani, traveling the world with him, being paid 300,000 - 500,000 dollars a year for his work.
The bank who handed the wire transfers had to contact Ohtani,since had 9 wire transfers that were made from his account.I don't believe he bet,but helped his friend pay off a debt,but never considered the ramifications of dealing with an illegal bookie.The officers at the bank can put the theft part to bed,if they spoke to Ohtani in person about those wire transfers?
Lmao no way. So, interpreter in jail yet.
大谷はお金に関しては使うのも稼ぐのも質素で、野球にだけ情熱を燃やすオタクのような存在だけど、質素過ぎて金銭管理に疎かったと言える。
Shouldn't he know inglés by now ....
He's being here for almost 7 years
Very rich interpreter.
This interpreter failed to translate all the details Otani spoke. I recommend English speakers to review better translations for better understanding.
That's awful hush comment!
Well, I am an American living in Japan and speak Japanese (I studied the language in secondary school and university). The so-called interpreter was quite accurate in his translations, so your innuendo is disgusting (especially since you never offered any background qualification to speaking the language; from your screenname you appear to be a chinese bot). Moreover, I was trained as a forensic psychiatrist, and the sad part of all this is that Mizuhara's behavior coincides with those who have a serious gambling problem.
@@mattsoca1 the interpreter failed to translate the important time points. For example, Shohei noted “the next day” but the interpreter continued the story as if the following event happened in the same day. This is just an example. And he mixed the conversations happened in the hotel room and the team meeting.
You also misspelled his name.
I agree. He’s probably great for the day to day and baseball related conversations, but today’s conference would have been the time to bring in someone who is more experienced and formally trained. They’re in Los Angeles after all, it wouldn’t have been hard to find someone just for this afternoon.
He doesn’t Drink, Gambling!! I truly trust him and please focus on your game!!
新しい通訳は、大谷さんの言った言葉をほぼそのまま伝えていて、このような内容のスピーチでは、適切ですね。一平さんも良い通訳でしたが、意味やニュアンスを伝えることを優先して、省略したり、解釈を加えた内容を伝えている印象でした。
一平はかなり意訳や誤訳が多かったです。しかも使う言葉が下品で大谷さんの人柄には合ってない。変わってよかった！
Shohei is no Pete Rose.
Of course not
We just need Jack Ruby to get rid of Ipei and Shohei can go back being the superstar.
Where’s his other translator 😈
Shohei is only interested in baseball and women's basketball apparently.
Ippei should have talked to Shohei as a friend about his addiction long time ago. I believe Shohei could've helped him in a legit way. I feel so sad for everyone involved.
Worse than Pete Rose by a mile.
Yaaaaaah...whatever liar. Sure you didn't bet on baseball. Pete Rose denied it for 15, whatever years until at that time...he said he did it.
I hope this doesn't mess with his mental game. Tarnishing of the family name is a serious thing... even when it isn't warranted. Wouldn't be surprised if someone got this Ippei fella to bet and get in trouble intentionally to damage a top talent. And this is coming from a diehard Braves fan. Need to beat the Dodgers fair and square not with dirty tricks =).
Im calling BS
こんな泣いて馬謖を斬る会見
「信頼していた方」だったんだな、本当に
One question that will eventually need to be answered is how much money was stolen and how was it possible that Ohtani was not aware of it.
Ohtani couldn't speak English, so Mizuhara set up online banking and registered Mizuhara's smartphone.
If Mizuhara tried to transfer a large sum of money, like 4.5 million, it would raise flags at the bank. It would require approval from Ohtani himself. Did Mizuhara impersonate Ohtani, or was there some lie Mizuhara gave to explain the transaction? Were there failures at the bank? Instead of one lump payment, was Mizuhara bleeding him for years? Lots of unanswered questions.
@@mpas363
Mizutani impersonated Otani and was able to send money by himself.
Ohtani doesn't lend money.
Some argue that Ohtani should explain how Mizuhara, who is merely an interpreter, managed to access Ohtani’s bank account and make unauthorized transfers. However, as for this ‘incident,’ Ohtani has already entrusted it to the judicial authorities. Therefore, the responsibility to resolve this question, that is, to prove the case, lies with the prosecution, not with Ohtani, who is the ‘victim.’ It is legally and morally impossible for Ohtani to explain that he did not make the transfers. In other words, this is a case of ‘proving a negative.’ Many fans of Ohtani, including myself, are highly interested in this question, but it should be well understood that it is quite harsh to force Ohtani to resolve this question at present.
no way he was gambling but 100percent he lend him the money 😊
yes but otani says he didnt know
I’m sure 4 million moved without him noticing 😂😂
the guy thought he could win he couldnt bet within limits illegal book not sportsbook
Put the Ohtani memes to rest he did nothing wrong
he has lawyers he wont get blamed for anything
Ohtani has clearly lost weight. And he has not been able to hit since that incident. I’m worried about his physical condition.
Ohtani is not the type of person who would get into gambling. He is not interested in spending money and dislikes flashy things.
He grew up in a small town that has many rice fields where there are hardly any amusements or stores.
His wife carries a $50 Zara purse still nowadays!!! His wife is a classy, sporty woman who wears minimal makeup or no makeup at all and no body-conscious dress!
The only reason he drives a Porsche is because it's his sponsor, and the car was given to him for free. He has to drive that for advertisement purposes.
His parents refused when Shohei offered to remodel their house, and his sister and brother refused when Shohei offered to buy a house for them, saying that they don't want to use Shohei's money.
Shohei truly believes in karma and started picking up trash on the ground, believing that doing something good would bring good luck to him. He has been doing that since he was in high school.
Shohei is a humble and good-hearted Japanese person. There is really no way he would get into gambling.
he bet illegally his friend he wouldnt be paid if he won more then he lost it isnt a spotsbook
No bookmaker in the world would give a noname translator a 4 million marker, unless he gets guarantees. And the only way to get that is from Ohtani.
Also, no way that you give access to your translator or anybody to your account to do money transfers without your approval.
Ohtani did it. He is lying.
yes it went too far and they say irs found out thats how it was exposed w the bookie
현대차를 탈정도면 물질적인 것에 아무 관심이 없는 사람인건 확실하지
So many haters and doubters here. How sad it's easier to distrust someone so eagerly
than to give him a benefit of doubts. I'm surprised how many (so called) Japanese
natives not believing Shohei. Call me naive or easy to be manipulated.
However let me point out as a formally a professional interpreter based in SF bay area,
one can become sufficient speaker of English after couple of years living here as far
as daily chores but banking ? That's one of the most nerve wrecking business for non
native. It makes sense to leave that to a confidant with or without power of attorney.
The important word here is CONFIDANT, a someone you trust.
Shohei has baseball that he pays all his intent and living and monetary business can be
handled by confidant/ personal manager/ secretary which Ippei was to Shohei.
Shohei must be a horrendous psychopath if he's able to talk as he did here if you know
what I mean to read his facial expressions ,tone of his voice and over all demeaners.
the lawyers told him exactly what too say
Ohtani trusted a guy who lied about his school and also working for the Red Sox as Okajima’s translator. Very unfortunate… and curious how Ippei accessed the account with that much money without Shohei knowing. If Ippei is found guilty, this will be an ugly sentencing. A seemingly nice guy Ohtani who will have trouble trusting people. He’s already a low key guy. Gonna be a lonely journey regardless of how much money he makes
He was not just an interpreter for Otani, but also supported Otani's daily life. Therefore, Ippei must have been with Otani when he opened his bank account. In other words, Ippei was in a position to know all of Otani's personal information.
By the way, the person next to Ohtani was also an interpreter for Kenta Maeda, who used to play for the Dodgers. And Ohtani has a wife. He is not alone.
@@hidetravel5934 yea I know and I know personnel in the clubhouse like their trainer who is Japanese. But even if you make millions and someone has access, 9 transactions cannot go unnoticed that go over $4 million. And of course he has a wife and family but saying I guarantee you Ippei knew about his wife before most people and trusted him and now it will be hard to trust others who want to be his “friend”. Look at all the comments still claiming Ohtani is guilty, Ippei is taking the hit, etc. Ippei ruined the image of a guy who is one of the icons of baseball with a good personality.
I think Otani set up an account separate from his main account.
An account only for the amount of money entrusted to Ippei.
Before everyone starts jumping go conclusions like y'all always freaking do, how about let's wait for all the facts and information to come out before we start casting our judgement?
What am I kidding, y'all have the collective memory of a jellyfish. Newsflash to everyone rushing to presume Ohtani is guilty, y'all have been doing this schitck with someone new every year. And you know what happens 19 times out of 20? The person is innocent and you wrongly vilified an innocent man or woman. Need I remind y'all of Matt Araiza, Trevor Bauer, the Covington Kids, Duke Lacrosse, the UVA Scandal with the Rolling Stones, and Richard Jewell? Need I remind you how many innocent people had their lives ruined because y'all decided to jump to conclusions before we heard all the facts?
If Ohtani is guilty, then so be it and let him be punished severely. But let's stop rushing to that conclusion before we throw out and screw over the career of another innocent man.
A good example of state run media. This was like a hostage video.
I wish my 🧠 was bigger. I would love to learn other languages. To learn like why he can talk for 40 seconds straight the first go, and the interpreter does as well, then the second go he talks just as long, only this time the interpreter talks for 10 seconds! 😮😮
I mean, I'm not a complete 😬 idiot. I know why...the difference in word meanings in the languages. But just to be able to speak both and understand it from that way. 🤔 I guess a better way to put it would be I feel like I'm outside looking in. I wanna experience it from the inside. 😅
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