The Ippei Mizuhara story is taking one other unusual twist.
Talking this week with Helen Jeong of NBC Los Angeles, a spokesperson for UC Riverside addressed Mizuhara, the ex-interpreter for Shohei Ohtani. Mizuhara is dealing with allegations of theft and unlawful playing, and plenty of media studies on the state of affairs talked about him as a graduate of UC Riverside. The spokesperson for the college denied this although, telling NBC Los Angeles that there have been no information of Mizuhara ever attending the college.
The Boston Pink Sox additionally got here out with a press release this week denying that Mizuhara ever had any hyperlinks to them (a declare that had additionally been circulated within the media).
Mizuhara is being accused of an enormous theft of Ohtani’s cash that he allegedly used to repay his playing money owed to an unlawful bookie. Ohtani’s representatives have reportedly contacted regulation enforcement to research the supposed theft. Main League Baseball additionally introduced this weekend that they’re opening an investigation into each Mizuhara and Ohtani.