This Leaked Audio of Ippei Impersonating Shohei Ohtani Is Wild

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  6. i'm pretty sure when you got married in Japan , the wife are supposed to control the family finance(i.e. the husband income) . So Ohtani getting married and ippei got caught happen almost simultaneously.

  9. another point is that what was Shohei betting on? winning the MVP for nearly 3* years in row (*it took Judge's 60 HR to beat Ohtani one year)

  10. There's legit no way to kill this narrative unless it's found out that Shohei was blackmailed or threatened harm from him.

    This really doesn't do anything to prove his innocence.

  12. 0:14
    From the Athletic: "The recording served as a quick example of the extraordinary trust between Ohtani and Mizuhara that went beyond normal arrangements between a baseball player and an interpreter. For years they were close friends and confidants, with the two-way superstar leaning on Mizuhara for many elements of his life. Mizuhara would assist in driving Ohtani, shopping for him, and acting as a conduit to teammates, agents and sponsors. Mizuhara gained Ohtani’s trust and was given widespread access to his accounts, which prosecutors said led to Mizuhara having the means to change Ohtani’s account information and contact the bank for transactions without Ohtani’s direct knowledge."

  14. From the court hearing: "On or about November 17, 2023, BOOKMAKER 1 messaged MIZUHARA stating, “Hey Ippie, it’s 2 o’clock on Friday. I don’t know why you’re not returning my calls. I’m here in Newport Beach and I see [Victim A] walking his dog. I’m just gonna go up and talk to him and ask how I can get in touch with you since you’re not responding? Please call me back immediately.”

  15. I do believe all evidence points towards ippei doing all the gambling but just curious how we know this is real and not some BS AI stuff especially since it’s been close to a year since he was caught and about 6 months ago being sentenced so why is this popping up now and not during the trial

  17. That is hilarious to me. “Who are you” 👩‍🦳
    “Shohei Ohtani” 👱‍♂️. 💀
    Like imagine calling a bank and saying “I am Elon Musk” 🤣

  20. I knew immediately Ohtani was inncocent, a person with a brain would know the translator Ippei was guilty, they have tape recordings and the translator changing the account to his name. And the feds have all of Ippei's gambling record was $17 million in debt, Shohei would never be in debt

  21. Ummmm its Ohtani's account that's why he said his name was Shohei, could Shohei even make that call in english?

    I'm just saying its a stretch and he also could always say his name is Shohei when dealing with that stuff for him.

  23. Ichiro’s dad handled the income from television and commercial appearances. He underreported income and saddled his son with a $168,000 tax bill in 2002.

    Everything I’ve read indicates Shohei has as much interest in money as Ricky Henderson who famously framed a million dollar check and didn’t deposit it until the team told him he couldn’t just leave it on the wall.

    Shohei deferred 97% of his income. I don’t see a gambling addict doing that, not paying bookies and chasing losses.

  26. Excuse me- Ohtani is just about the most famous person in America, and he's famously unfamiliar with the English language, to the degree that he's forced to speak through an interpreter. Are we expected to believe that whoever is handling a major account like his would not be aware of these facts? Do they have no due diligence procedures? They breezed him through with a formal, face-saving declaration that they're trying to prevent on-line fraud. Really. As for this recording? We're being asked to trust in its untampered authenticity, in order to dispel an atmosphere of considerable doubt among the public.

    You don't have to be conspiracy theorist to recognize there are troubling aspects to the official account. Further to that, we've just learned that the prosecution in Mizuhara's case is asking for a sentence of five years. That's right. Five years, for the theft of seventeen million dollars. He'll serve three fifths of his time and be out on parole. Many would conclude that it looks as though Mizuhara has agreed to take the fall for his friend, and the prosecution understands what's at stake.

    Major League Baseball has entered into a dangerous but lucrative relationship with the gambling industry. Shohei Ohtani is the greatest star in the game. Sometimes the dots start connecting themselves.

  28. What killed the narrative is law enforcement DID look at Ohtani as a suspect, but then cleared him and thoroughly listed why he was cleared. The real smoking gun is that Ohtani's bank account never saw winnings posted back into it. Cash was strictly withdrawn only.

    The MLB can't influence or buy off federal law enforcement nearly as easily as people think. They can try to shield players from harm by tampering with evidence if they want, but in a spot like this? The MLB is rather powerless at protecting Ohtani if he was guilty of gambling.

  30. don't get hooked on gambling…as the saying goes, "if you want to quit drinking, get addicted to drugs….if you wan to quit drugs, get addicted to gambling"…it will ruin your life….

    i'm sure ohtani would've been more than happy and willing to help out the bro financially if it had to do with just money….gambling will ruin you.

  32. I still can’t believe that both LA teams didn’t perform a simple background check on this guy. Who cares if he’s Ohtani’s buddy, if he’s lying about going to school for a degree for a position he doesn’t necessarily need a degree in to begin with then who knows what else he’s lying about. The Dodgers claimed that Shohei’s deferred deal was their success story despite Shohei saying he pitched similar deals to multiple teams and then tank the reputation of what could easily be the best player of our time by trusting the ANGELS of all teams to run a tight ship and looking into Ohtani’s team. It doesn’t matter that Ohtani is innocent to millions of people, and this all could have been prevented if the highest-paid, supposedly best front office in baseball just did their fucking jobs and vetted who they hired. You’d think they’d have learned that lesson after Bauer, Urias, and whatever other scum they decide to hire. But they never see any negative press. The Dodgers fail to do the most basic thing of taking care of their players, and the players are the ones that get the consequences. Imagine if Ippei was caught during Ohtani’s signing instead of a month into the season. How heroic the Dodgers would be if they DID THEIR FUCKING JOB. God, I hate them.

  35. I’m not saying Shohei is a gambling addict, but I truly do think he knew about Ippei gambling activities and wanted to help him cover his gambling debts. Unfortunately the MLB and other government agencies got involved and in order to protect their golden goose, they convinced Ippei to take the fall.

    All of these athletes have the best accountants and financial advisors out there. Shohei definitely knew about the gambling activity

  37. It appears from the wounded, sometimes strident tone of many commenters here defending the official account of this godawful mess, that a great many observers find Ohtani's instant exoneration questionable. The media appear to be going along with it, and the reputation of American sport is at stake due to the presence and influence of gambling. I happen to think Ohtani's a great player. Everybody does. But hero worship is an unhealthy affliction. Let's just look at the mismatch between the facts- all that money going through Ohtani's accounts, turning up on the scratch pad of an illegal bookie, with no one in the Ohtani organization spotting trouble- and the prosecution's version, that a lowly interpreter relieved this public face of baseball of at least $17 million- all by himself. As the bank examiners say, "It doesn't add up."

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