Secrets and Lies of Ohtani Sports Betting Scandal
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Mr. Ohtani said Mr. Mizuhara did not ask media questions looking into gambling. Mr. Mizuhara told officials at my camp that the Dodgers pitcher had decided to pay off his gambling debt.
"The whole thing was a lie," Ohtani told a news conference.
Mizuhara apparently spoke to Dodgers representatives and members of Ohtani's legal team about his ill-advised adventure in English. Ohtani attended the meeting and said he "understood what was going on and something went wrong" even though it was in English.
Mr. Ohtani and Mr. Mizuhara met shortly afterwards at a hotel and held a private meeting, saying, "Mr. Ifei admitted that he was sending money to the bookmaker on my account, and at that moment, something absurd happened and I called my agents."
Ohtani said he reached out to the Dodgers and his legal team as soon as he learned what was happening, and he recommended going to authorities immediately.