Ohtani denies sports betting or paying bookmaker after interpreter is fired
LA Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani insists he is the victim of theft by his long serving interpreter Ippei Mizuhara
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00:00 I don't ask for anything in return. I have never asked for a promotion from my company.
00:20 I received a message from the media that I was involved in the sports vaccine gambling.
00:44 Mr. Ippei did not tell me that he had a request for this kind of interview.
00:52 He told me that he paid the debt of a friend, not Mr. Ippei.
01:06 The next day, he explained that the debt was his own.
01:20 I told him that I was the one who paid the debt.