mizuhara was talking to ohtani during the dodgers game in seoul, south korea, adding to ohtani's difficult dogs after a threat made against the japanese superstar. no devices were found. ohtani, seemingly unbothered, celebrate his first official hit as a dodger in the league's first ever regular season game, played in south korea, and shohei ohtani's first hit of 2024. fans going wild for ohtani tickets selling out in less than one hour. back to those gambling accusations that sportsbook in california is currently under federal investigation. no comment yet from ohtani himself. >> coming up, the luxury store hermes in trouble for the way it sells handbags. >> plus, the cheesiest billboard >> plus, the cheesiest billboard ever. could it be true no one wants to be my friend. if i told someone, it would only get worse. i'm scared to be alone. scared for what's waiting for me around every corner. i can't stand up for myself. these are the stories of kids that were bullied. 1 in 5 have experienced this in school. so the nfl's working to give them the tools to create healthier relationships. we'

ohtani and ohtani new nothing if the first story ends up being the accurate one ohtani is trying to friend who has gambling debts and gives him or lens them the money is there something illegal like is there something wrong with that? i mean, it as long as it's time he didn't know about the bets >> i think you need to talk to legal experts about that, but i will tell you there are lots of legal implications happening right now. there's the potential for a criminal investigation to what ohtani's lawyers have called massive theft. we started this whole story in part because there's a federal investigation going on according to multiple sources, into a bookmaking operation that mizuhara admits to have been placing bets with these wire transfers are connected to what we have been told by multiple sources is a federal investigation of bookmaking all right. >> it's gonna be a great movie someday. i bought before that tisha thompson perhaps you'll write a thank you so much. appreciate it coming up. a gang notorious for brutal acts across the us. one of its leaders who was on the fbi's most

the source says mizuhara told ohtani's representatives that he had a large gambling debt that ohtani agreed to cover. mizuhara later admitted to espn that he lied about ohtani's partic participation. the source says the wire transfers from ohtani's account were sent without ohtani's authorization. >> i think the public is just shocked. they cannot even conceive of something like this even remotely being associated with ohtani. >> reporter: the controversy clouding what should have been a triumphant week for ohtani, his first as a dodger after signing a $700 million contract. just yesterday, on opening day, ohtani seen with mizuhara. he was fired soon after. >> can't comment. sorry. >> reporter: ohtani has not commented. espn says mizuhara told them that this is all his fault, that he's ready to face the consequences. he did not respond to nbc news' attempts to reach him. lester? >> all right, liz kreutz tonight, thank you. >>> up next, the major news on insuring breakthrough weight loss drugs. >>> plus, the groundbreaking transplant of a pig kidney into a human. could it be the answe

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before you say ohtani has not been implicated you think the investigation could find was ohtani is itor was it all the interpreter but doing this? >> that's a real strong leap of faith per elected think and not and i do not want to be naÏve about it. the flip flipside is how is a y make a couple thousand bucks workup for a half million dollars of debt? i don't care who the bookie is or who he is connected to financially. no one is going to let a guy making 200 grantmaking port of million dollars of debt. i'm not willing to take the leap of faith these placing bets on ohtani's behalf i understand why he asked that question but to me until we get more information as to the amount of wagers, the time of day wagers and all of the things the bookie is clearly going to have access to and provide to the feds to try to make his case better for less jail time i think we could start having those types of conversations. the other thing that is important for us to remember our rules amongst the major league baseball players. they are very similar to the rules of the other north american professio

dodgers superstar shohei ohtani breaking his silence. what he said about his interpreter, who was fired amid allegations of theft and gambling. >>> and hurry up and wait. the paris tradition making its return ahead of this summer's olympic games. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we begin with breaking news tonight. federal agents staging coordinated and coast-to-coast raids on residences associated with record producer and music mogul sean "diddy" combs. police in tactical gear executing search warrants at mr. combs' residences in los angeles and miami. sources familiar with the matter tell us it's related to a trafficking and sexual assault investigation in new york. the three-time grammy winner has recently been swept up in a series of civil lawsuits in which he has been accused of sexual assault. he has denied all the accusations. steve patterson is in los angeles now with late details. >> reporter: tonight the multiple homes of sean "diddy" combs from coast to coast raided by federal homela

now ohtani has not commented.espn says mizuhara told him this is all his fault, that he is ready to face the consequences. he did not respond the nbc news' attempts to reach him. >> liz kreutz, thank you. >>> up next, the major news on ensuring breakthrough weight loss drugs. >>> plus, the groundbreaking transplant of a pig kidney into a human. could it be the answer for so many waiting for relief. by the unpredictability of generalized myasthenia gravis and who are anti-achr antibody positive, season to season, ultomiris is continuous symptom control, with improvement in activities of daily living. it is reduced muscle weakness. and ultomiris is the only long-acting gmg treatment with the freedom of just 6 to 7 infusions per year, for a predictable routine i can count on. ultomiris can lower your immune system's ability to fight infections, increasing your chance of serious meningococcal infections, which may become life-threatening or fatal, and other types of infections. complete or update meningococcal vaccine

and say that ohtani had no idea. >> reporter: the "l.a.es" was the first to report that the dodgers fired mizuhara. with ohtani's rep saying that he was the victim of a massive theft. mizuhara was more than just an interpreter for shohei ohtani. whats that that relationship? >> this is not just a professional relationship. this is something that goes deeper than that. that's why if the allegations are true about mizuhara engaging in this, quote, massive theft as ohtani's representatives allege, it is a betrayal. >> reporter: now, if, in fact, ohtani was the victim of massive theft, it could lead to criminal charges against mizuhara. all of these questions, though, cast a shadow over the dodgers and its star player, and the season's just now getting started. jericka. >> adam yamaguchi for us tonight, thank you. >>> it could be a medical breakthrough. in a first of its kooind procedure, doctors in boston have transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig into a living man. the surgery was last weekend. doctors say the recipient is a

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in know judge, feds noticed oh ohtani's name. ohtani said his interpreter transferred the money.ohtani denied it and says he himself was the issue of the theft. he doubled down on monday of this week, has not taken questions and his reps say he will not talk about it further. does the story add up and why? >> dan: it is not ohtani, it is the interpreter. when anybody lies, you have to question it. he said, ohtani was there and drew the money and put loan as reason for the withdrawal, when they realize, wait a second, you can't do that, the interpreter changed the story and ohtani had no knowledge of it and ohtani said he was robbed. when you lie about something, when you realize, wait this story could get ohtani in trouble, everybody should question the story. that is the reason i question the story. i've talked to enough mlb explayers who said that guy is making 60 million off the field. he may trust advisers and guys, fine. two things. the lies by the interpreter and two, how the heck does an interpreter get the actual codes to get into ohtani's accounts? i have children that d

ohtani do, what did ohtani know. >> reporter: matthew is that alleged booker under investigation. his lawyer said he had no contact with the star pitcher. boyar has not been charged with a crime. >> he never met shohei ohtani or dealt with him. >> reporter: a scandal that according to legendary sports agent lee steinberg could engulf baseball itself. >> we're talking about the best player in all of baseball. we haven't seen a two-way phenomenon like this since babe ruth. >> reporter: all eyes will be on ohtani here again at dodger stadium tomorrow when he takes the field against his former teammates on the los angeles angels. >> david in los angeles, thank you. >>> unlike baseball, in college basketball today, the drama was in the game. it was caitlin clark in iowa's first appearance in this big dance. the record-setting star player came up big. >>. >> reporter: in front of a roaring home crowd, caitlin clark taking this shot to the face. her response, driving, shooting, passing, racking up 27 points in iowa's first-round win in the ncaa tournament against holy cross. >> i'm a com

and shohei ohtani's first hit of 2024. >> reporter: ohtani's longtime friend and interpreter, ippei mizuhara, fired by the los angeles dodgers after allegedly stealing $4.5 million from the baseball phenom to pay off gambling debts. the problem is, that story has changed. at one point, the interpreter saying the baseball star ohtani knew about his gambling debts and was helping him pay them. >> what's really important here is that the story changed. >> reporter: the baseball star's interpreter, mizuhara, allegedly placing wagers with an illegal sportsbook under investigation by federal authorities, paying back losses with money from ohtani's bank account. espn reviewing bank documents reportedly showing ohtani's name on two $500,000 payments made last year. before the dodgers' first game wednesday, the interpreter initially saying ohtani was aware of the payments but later telling espn he lied and that he is solely responsible. >> he said that ohtani had no knowledge of his gaming debts and had not paid the money through the wire transfers. >> reporter: a spokesperson for ohtani now saying t

and say that ohtani had no idea?rter: the "l.a. times" was the first to report that the l.a. dodgers fired , with ohtani's rep saying he was the victim of a massive theft. mizuhara was more than just an interpreter for shohei ohtani. what was that relationship? >> this was not just a professional relationship, this was something that goes deeper than that. that is why, if the allegations are true about mizuhara engaging in this "massive theft" as ohtani's representatives allege, it is a betrayal. >> reporter: now, if, in fact, ohtani was the victim of massive theft, it could lead to criminal charges against mizuhara. all of these questions, though, cast a shadow over the dodgers and its star player, and the season is just now getting started. jericka >> jericka: adam yamaguchi for us tonight, thank you. well, a hot air balloon carrying passengers plunges to the ground after hitting power lines. we'll have the details next. ♪ ♪ but my time to enjoy it. but now, i can open up my world with vabysmo. (♪♪) vabysmo is the

mizuhara originally said ohtani lent him the money to pay off the gambling debts, then said ohtani was the dark about it. the dodgers immediately fired miz mizuhara, and now there are holes in the interpreter's resume, including graduating from uc riverside. the school says he never attended, and there are media reports that he interpreted for a boston red sox player. the team says they never employed him in any capacity. but what has the sports world holding its breath is whether ohtani will be tainted from the scandal. >> you have the great eff player on the planet to ever play. you just signed a $700 million contract, and all of a sudden it's all thrown into jeopardy. >> reporter: ohtani was une kwif cat but many questions still remain. no criminal charges have yet been brought, but federal authorities and major league baseball are investigating. this is hardly the end of the story. norah. >> i think you're right. adam yamaguchi, thank you. >>> two brothers are attacked in the first fatal mountain lion the first fatal mountain lion in ma, ma, ma— ( clears throat ) for fast sore thro

ohtani had no knowledge about this.ters who broke the story. ohtani had no knowledge about this. according to his own sources, even they had no idea about this until the la times contacted him. i didn't think it was going to be this good. mizuhara has known ohtani for more than a decade... the number one thing is velocity. and has been his personal translator since ohtani first came to the mlb in 2017 to play for the los angeles angeles. first of all, i would like to thank the los angeles dodgers... they were almost inseparable from the moment that ohtani entered major league baseball. they were almost inseparable from the moment that ohtani entered major league baseball. he was more than just interpreter. he would go out and buy groceries for ohtani when he was on the injured list. they would drive together to the ballpark. the idea that such a close confidant of the biggest player in baseball could allegedly betray him in that manner involving his money, this is what's shocking. turning to botswana now, the country's

and then said that ohtani was in the dark about it.gers immediately fired mizuhara, and now there are holes in the interpreter's resume including graduating from uc riverside. the school says he never attended. and there are media reports that he drew for boston's red sox player. the team says they never employed him in any capacity. but what has what the sports world holding its breath is whether ohtani will be tainted from the scandal. >> shohei ohtani, the greatest player on the planet to maybe ever play, signing a $700 million contract, and all of a sudden, it's all thrown into jeopardy. >> reporter: ohtani was unequivocal, but many questions still remain. no criminal charges have been brought, but federal authorities and major league baseball are investigating. this is hardly the end of the story. norah. >> norah: i think you are right. adam yamaguchi, thank you. two brothers are attacked in the first fatal mountain lion incident in california more than two decades. the story is next. ♪ ♪ 3 out of 4 people achieved 90% clearer ski

ohtani did not field any questions.ent, saying he never bet on baseball or any other sports but was saddened and shocked someone he trusted lied to him. >> rips one and he gets on top of it. and shohei ohtani's first height of 2024. >> reporter: the dodgers opening their season in south korea. there's mizuhara smiling with his longtime friend. earlier mizuhara saying ohtani helped him pay off an estimated $4.5 million in gambling debt, hours later, changing his story. ohtani saying he learned of the gambling and that mizuhara stole money from his account later that day. espn says they've investigated banking information showing the two-time mvp's name on two $500,000 payments sent in september and october. the dodgers promptly fired mizuhara. so far no one has been charged with the crime. ohtani saying he will assist in all investigations. david? >> david: victor oquendo on the development developments. thank you. >>> tonight israel canceling the high-level meeting set for washington this week after president biden urge

sent from ohtani's account to an associate of the alleged bookie.at ohtani knew about the transfer and when. espn reporting that the players own spokesman told the outlet that ohtani transferred the funds. but the next day the spokesman disasorried muzuhara's account and the interpreter walked back his story. >> what happened during that time we do not know yet, and why this story changed so quickly -- >> the source familiar told nbc news that mizuhara originally told ohtani's representatives that the player agreed to cover his debts. ohtani was angry with him but agreed on the condition that mizuhara would never gamble again but later the source says mizuhara said that story was untroo uh, the source telling nbc news ohtani found out about the story at this week's dodgers game in south korea where the two were seen yolking, lawyers for the baseball superstar only saying he was the victim of a massive theft, while the alleged bookmaker's attorney saying ohtani was not involved. >> mr. boyar never met shohei ohtani, the only person he dealt with was

while later >> ohtani's camp then, quote disavowed all of that and said that ohtani had in fact beenquote, a massive theft and they were handing the case over to authorities. now, major league baseball day that since the allegations they are quote, gathering info formation about the allegations involving they say shohei ohtani and ippei mizuhara, the irs criminal investigations division. they confirm to me that they are investigating the interpreter no mention of show a atana, the interpreter. and this onetime bookie down in orange county, just safer now, that bookie, mathew bowyer had apparently been telling people that shohei ohtani was his client over the weekend. i spoke on zoom with boyer's lawyer, diane bass, about that thank listen to what she had to say >> at that point. he couldn't say for certain that ohtani was betting with him but of course he took the ball and ran with it because to use a sports analogy because it was great marketing, it was his way of getting more business if he could say, oh shohei ohtani has my client, but he didn't know that but did he suspect that p

he said that ohtani did know about it and helped pay off the debt. >> reporter: 12 hours later ohtani'sas the victim of a massive theft. >> i asked him, ippei, did you lie to me in that interview? and he says, yes. he says that ohtani never knew about the gambling. >> reporter: mizuhara denies betting on baseball, telling espn he placed bets on international soccer, basketball, football and college football. while sports betting is legal in some states, it is illegal in california. the dodgers and ohtani will play his former team, the angels, during spring training games tomorrow, monday, and tuesday. as for what could happen next with this investigation, well, i asked tisha thompson, and she said with this very specific type of investigation, the mlb is in uncharted territory. guys? >> whit: wow. still so many questions revolving around the case. thank you, zohreen. >>> coming up here on "good morning america," the birthplace of country music makes a big move to protect musicians from artificial intelligence. om artificial intelligence. ♪ missing out on the things you love because of a

ohtani's spokesperson had previously told espn that ohtani himself had given his interpreter the moneys lawyers quickly back tracked and said the money was actually stolen. joining us now, "usa today" baseball columnist, bob nightengale. will you untangle this for us? >> i would love to if possible. shohei ohtani is a very very smart man. these guys have been friends for over 11 years now. his interpreter is very popular with the angel clubhouse and the dodgers, so it is hard, you know, farfetched to believe that ohtani knew nothing about that. granted, i mean, nobody has said he gambled on baseball. his interpreter, but it is illegal to bet with the state of california. it's not one of the 38 states that have approved gambling. so i think if he knew something about it, he might get his wrist slapped, but because it doesn't involve baseball, i don't think we would see a suspension, certainly not more than a week, i would think. >> give me a little bit of background on his interpreter, who is this guy and why is he so close to ohtani? >> well, he knew him from japan, when shohei was pit

you know, what ohtani's campus putting forth is that ohtani was unaware of your mizuhara's gambling issues that he was unaware of what mizuhara told the team after the game of leave on wednesday and soul and it wasn't until ohtani was basically told what mizuhara said that he was ahead. well, that's not what's going on at all. again, there's a lot of this stuff like when you squint at a you you just have more questions you know, why would someone who who you are that close with, would you not be aware of? but there's just more stuff is coming out every day. i mean, there's been more investigation into mizuhara's background and found that he had some false things posted in his resume that he'd had for years. and so there's just like i said, a lot more that needs to come out. yeah. so we said >> mlb investigation, irs investigate haitian. is there still is there an la dodgers investigation >> no. i mean, the dodgers are not going to be commenting on this. i don't think for, you know, for quite some time from their perspective, they're player is alleging that he's a victim of theft and so on.

, and how did he get access to ohtani's millions?st a few hours before mizuhara was fired yesterday, he could be seen here speaking to ohtani during the dodgers season opening game in south korea, where ohtani celebrated his first hit with two rips, one, and he gets on top of his manager dave roberts, focusing on the game today, not mentioning the controversy. >> tsay shohei is ready, i know that, he's preparing in a hitters meeting right now and ready to go for tonight's game. >> meanwhile, the dodgers calling up a new interpreter, will urton, who has translated for the team in the past, will now serve as a translator for both ohtani and new pitcher yoshinobu yamamoto. mizuhara says he did not know that his bets were illegal. there was also a major political push in california to make that kind of betting legal just a few years ago, but it did not pass. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. there is a major investigation coming with this whole shohei ohtani business, and it's going to take a long time, most likely. >> okay. >> well,

ohtani saying he will assist in all investigations. david?ndo on the breaking developments. victor, thank you. >>> tonight israel canceling the high-level meeting set for washington this week after president biden urged benjamin netanyahu in recent days not to move forward with an assault in rafah. here's selena wang from the white house. >> reporter: tonight, israel's prime minister netanyahu canceling plans to send a delegation to washington for high-level talks over israel's planned invasion of rafah. the surprise move coming shortly after the u.s. paved the way for the u.n. security council to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. >> abstention. >> reporter: the u.s. abstaining for the first time after months of blocking resolutions. netanyahu saying the u.s. move at the u.n. today “harms the war effort as well as the effort to liberate the hostages." for weeks, the u.s. has urged israel not to go into the southern city of rafah without a plan to protect the 1.3 million palestinian civilians sheltering there, who a

he was seen smiling and talking to ohtani. but ms o'hara, he was actually fired by the dodgers after this story came out. now the dodgers are wrapping up that short series with the padres in seoul, right now it'll be interesting to see what ohtani has to say about this. i assume he will speak in again, the dodgers will once again have to hire a new interpreter as well for whenever he does those interviews. >> i mean, it's just a while. it's not just any play i mean, for any play, this would be this is you don't want any of this around you, but for the highest play, the north american an athlete in sports history is wild. how this is going to be, how this is going to unfold, and what's going to happen now. so let us see, it's great to see you anything for bringing it to us? the next hour of cnn news central starts now so busted >> from prison, a white supremacist gang member is on the loose. three corrections officers shot his menn on the run are considered armed and dangerous could donald trump declared bankruptcy by monday? l

shohei ohtani's longtime interpreter, ippei mizuhara, was fired after ohtani's attorneys accuse him of of dollars, and placing bets with a bookmaker that's currently under for federal investigation that's according to espn and the la times who first reported on this, and cnn did speak to a spokesperson with the irs that confirmed that you pay me zahra and a man by the name of mathew bowyer are both being investigated by the irs. we spoke to boyer's attorney and here's what she said >> we've learned during the course of the investigation is that ohtani's name was on one of the wire transfers to mr. bowyer's organization to cover a bet but as far as mr. bowyer understood, the bet was from ippei or it was being covered by mr. ohtani for each the problem that a lot of the fans people following this controversy have, is the changing statements from ohtani and mizuhara ohtani's rubs first telling espn that he was aware of the gambling debt, then later saying he had no knowledge of any of this, and mizuhara's speaking to espn initially said that he'd asked ohtani to hey, his debts and the he

shohei ohtani play here at home. but as you mentioned, it comes with so much controversy we're talking theft millions of dollars lies gambling, and like you mentioned, two investigations, the irs and major league baseball. let's recap where we are right now. shohei ohtani's longtime interpreter, ippei mizuhara was fired after ohtani's lawyers accused him of massive that's millions of dollars and placing bets with bookmaker that is currently under federal investigations is according to espn and the la times, who first reported on all of this, cnn did speak to a spokesperson with the irs that confirm that e pay me hora and a man by the name of mathew bowyer are under investigation now. mathew bowyer is a former bookmaker and we did speak to his lawyer here's what she said >> we've learned during the course of the investigation is that ohtani's name was on one of the wire transfers to mr. boyer's organization to cover a bet but as far as mr. bowyer understood, the bet was from epa or it was being covered by mr. ohtani f

you go from ohtani knew he set payments told to put loan in there.idn't have a clue and hates betting and you know this, will. in every major league, whether it is baseball, football, basketball, college football or basketball there's a sign don't bet on it and goes through what you lose if you do. basically your career. that's where major league baseball comes in. and major league baseball has no choice here. because of the lying -- and one way or the other, this is going to get sorted out. now i would imagine major league baseball will do everything to protect ohtani he's their superstar but who knows where this goes. will: we have to get down to the truth i don't know if we can trust internal investigation to get down to the truth and there's crimes involved as well so may be other investigators -- if ohtani is like cleared or forgiven, i mean pete rose he has some things to say here. all pete should have done is an interpreter, he was not banned from baseball. >> chris -- will -- cris carter i was going to say cris carter said to nfl rookies he s

now of course, ohtani is saying no, that's not the case that ohtani said that he knew nothing. and in fact, the old interpreter now fired as even recanted that story with espn, but you can see here how confusing this is and the reason we're talking about it is because the trust level, it is 40. if you're paying money to watch sport, you're taking qizan again, whatever you're doing. can you trust it? and if you can't trust that game, if you can't trust that player then that is a huge issue for that support for the player for major league baseball itself. and that's why this is such a big deal. >> do you think, christine, that ohtani was able to quell at least some of the speculator mission about his knowledge of what is former interpreter was doing night? >> probably with some people will >> sports is an escape, right? you love sports. i love sports. people want to just go and enjoy a game and don't want to have the real-world intrude the way it has here, even though, of course it's not the fans fault that this is this happening, it's of course ohtani, the interpreter, whoever a

ohtani had no knowledge about this.bout this until the la times contacted him. i didn't think it was — the la times contacted him. i didn't think it was going _ the la times contacted him. i didn't think it was going to _ the la times contacted him. i didn't think it was going to be _ the la times contacted him. i didn't think it was going to be this - the la times contacted him. i didn't think it was going to be this good. l think it was going to be this good. mizuhara — think it was going to be this good. mizuhara has known ohtani for more than a decade. and has been his personal translator since ohtani first came to the mlb in 2017. first of all, i first came to the mlb in 2017. first of all. i would _ first came to the mlb in 2017. first of all, i would like _ first came to the mlb in 2017. first of all, i would like to _ first came to the mlb in 2017. first of all, i would like to thank the los angeles— of all, i would like to thank the los angeles dodgers... - they were almost inseparable from the moment that ohta

it should be noted, ohtani 'a spokesperson claimed that slugger did agree to cover his buddy's lossesay laborer. i'm skeptical. we will see where itepti all gos your quencher baseball does not want this big story, but is, laura. >> laura: we shall see, kevin, 20 may clay travis, founder of elk kick all right, clay, things don't seem to add up here. i'm dying to hear your take on all of this. >> none of it make sense, laurau i don't know how many of your friends can spend $4.5 million i of yours and you don't know s about it while gambling on sports and give a loan of $1 million to help pay it off. here is the big picture my love sports gambling might gambling and ncaa is going on right now and i have action on games and everybody watching us fill out a bracket. there are a couple of major issues here. one, sports gambling is technically illegal in california, and they were using a bookie to place these wagers sopote that is potentially a violation of law. because again, california has not legally sports gambling yete .2, if there is any suggestion at all that ohtani or his translator

ohtani dijo que nunca apuesta y que su ex interprete es el responsable.rensa aquÍ en el estado de los dodgers, ohtani junto a un nuevo intÉrprete dijo que desconocÍa que tenÍa este tipo de deuda y que Él no dio su autorizaciÓn para pagarle al corredor de apuestas. las apuestas deportivas en california son prohibidas y durante una investigaciÓn federal sobre una red de apuestas en el sur del estado en nombre de ohtani surgiÓ y fue en ese momento que se revelÓ que sujara habrÍa estado vinculado a esa red. lo que se estarÍa investigando es cÓmo logrÓ tener acceso a esa cantidad de dinero sin que ohtani se diera cuenta. por ahora se estÁ investigando los hechos. eliÁn: esta tarde nos acompaÑa el doctor juan rivera, mÉdico principal de univisiÓn para hablar de lo que parece ser el delicado estado de salud de la princesa de gales, kate. doctor, sabemos que el cÁncer podrÍa estar en el Área abdominal como lo estÁbamos conversando previamente. >> asÍ es, en tÉrmino de las probabilidades, porque no sabemos exactamente dÓnde estÁ, una mujer de 42 aÑos, tenemos que

ohtani right now is in the absolute apex of his career.s you can have associated with baseball and the biggest star in all of baseball in the world, not just in the united states. >> do you think given all that's on the line here for the dodgers and for the game of baseball frankly that will -- we will actually see people getting to the bottom of this? will this be really resolved adequately do you think? or not. >> it depends on how aggressive the investigation is because what they are saying right now is that the translator who was best friends with ohtani and was in the dugout with him and south korea as recently as game one of the season which they started over there, this is for and a half million dollars of theft. that is the story that they are putting out there. if you are accused of stealing for and a half million dollars from someone, the government prosecutes you to go away for years. is this translator really going to take the fall like this? is it really believable that ohtani knew nothing at all about all of these gambling be

his longtime interpreter and friend y muizzu hora but then ohtani's lawyers on wednesday said ohtani was actually the victim of massive theft. now, this came to light because federal investigators are looking into an illegal california gambling operation. as first reported by the los angeles times. now according to espn, ohtani sit millions of dollars in wire transfers from his bank account to an alleged bookmaking operation and moos you horror originally told espn in an interview on tuesday that the transfers were to cover his losses and he said, ohtani had quote, zero involvement in the bedding and none of the bets were on baseball. and msrp, harlow told espn he didn't know gambling was illegal in california and ohtani, he wasn't happy about his debts but decided to pay it get off for him. well, as espn was getting ready to publish their story on wednesday. ohtani's lawyers, they sent out this statement saying in the course of responding to recent media and queries, we discovered that shohei has been the victim of a massive theft and we are turning the matter over to the authoritie

on ohtani during the season? >> so we're talking about boris as you know arguably the biggest sports star in america right now, one of the biggest in the world. he was already this huge draw and now he's on the la, la dodgers after signing the richest deal and american sports for ten years, $700 and now he's going to have to move forward without me, zahra who has been with him ever since he stepped foot in america. mezzo joro was so much more than his interpretative. he was with him wherever he went. we're talking workouts, promotional events, a meso her was even a catcher for him when he competed in the 2021 home run derby, losing the person that has been your one constant since moving to the us certainly boris not going to be an easy adjustment for ohtani moving forward as he starts to season coy, if i wind up in a 4.5 million dollar hold because of my gambling, i hope i can count on you to help me pay that off by cored wire. thank you so much. eric. >> i will asserting that some either headlines were watching

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ohtani spokesman said it was true.g about the transfers and ohtani's attorney said his client was the victim of theft. >> just to kind of just go over the result in conclusion, he has been stealing money from my account and has told lies. and, obviously, i did not -- never agreed to pay off the debt or, you know, make payments to the bookmaker. >> this isn't over the irs and u.s. trorn investigating the bookie and interpreter for sports betting illegal in california and the league prohibits players from dealing with illegal bookies whether they personally bet or not. if these statements are true and prove accurate it seems ohtani is out of the woods. the interpreter is in serious trouble of illegal gambling and theft. some reports say it wasn't 4 but up to $7 million. bret? >> bret: okay, william. thank you. up next, the panel on former president trump's big legal day and the presidential race. first, beyond our borders tonight. north korean officials say japan's prime minister has offered to meet with north korean lea

ohtani's former interpreter, ippei mizuhara, said he asked ohtani to pay off millions of dollars of hisho's been fired by the dodgers and is under criminal investigation, said ohtani had no role in any betting. and while $4.5 million was sent from ohtani's bank account to an alleged illegal bookmaker, ohtani hasn't been accused of any wrongdoing, and denies any involvement. >> i am very saddened and shocked that someone whom i trusted has done this. i do want to make it clear that i never bet on sports or have willfully sent money to the bookmaker. william: for a closer look, we turn to andy mccullough, a senior writer for the athletic, and author of "the last of his kind, clayton kershaw & the burden of greatness." andy, thank you so much for being here. just for our viewers who are not familiar with who shohei otani is, this is one of the stellar athletes in baseball, an incredible hitter, keeps getting better, was an amazing pitcher when he is on the mound. many believe this guy is the greatest in the game today. also apparently one of the nicest guys, too. so, this news gets out abo

ohtani's longtime friend and interpreter.ara is now at the center of a gambling scandal that has taken multiple turns in the last 48 hours, the la times reported wednesday that ohtani's name had popped up in a federal investigation of an orange county minn and in illegal sports betting operation earlier this week, mizuhara told espn that he had gotten himself into a jam and that his friend ohtani helped him get out of it. he told espn obviously ohtani wasn't happy about it and said he would help me out to make sure i never do this again. he decided to pay it off for me. i want everyone to know show he had 0 involvement and bedding. i want people to know i did not know this was illegal. i learned my lesson the hard way. i will never do sports betting ever again. but the story took a turn when ohtani's lawyers, slater told the times that that wasn't true. they said instead that ohtani had been the victim of a massive theft as the story was playing out. mizuhara was fired by the dodgers. tony's level of involvement is could have

nobody has done what ohtani i5 day as a hitter. nobody has done what ohtani is doing before. he hurt his elbow late last season so he is not going to pitch this year, he is still hitting and he was in the designated position for the dodgers in their opening game against the san diego players. he is a lead in both of those fields, pitching and hitting? he is very elite. he is very good as a pitcher and delete as a hitter. probably one of the top ten are started in the american league. when they gave him his ten year, $700 million contract, they were paying for two players, notjust one. we two players, not 'ust one. we do have some _ two players, notjust one. we do have some breaking news for you regarding ohtani. they have confirmed they have filed his interpreter after his representative 5aid interpreter after his representative said he had been the victim of a massive theft are reported to have involved illegal gambling and millions of dollars. we will have more on that story as it comes in. thank you for your company. bye for now. hello there. it's been very mild to start t

but then ohtani's lawyers on wednesday said ohtani was the victim of massive theft. now this came to light because the federal investigators are looking into an illegal california gambling operation as first reported by the los angeles times. now according to espn, ohtani sent millions of dollars in wire transfers from his bank account to the judge bookmaking operation. now, ms you hora originally told me it's been an interview on tuesday that the transfers were to cover his losses. he said, ohtani, he had quote, zero involvement in the bedding and none of the bets were on baseball, but ms you joro also told espn he didn't know gambling was illegal in california ohtani wasn't happy about his death let's put decided to pay them off for him. well, as espn was getting ready to publish their story on wednesday. ohtani's lawyers sent out this statement saying in the course of responding to recent media and queries, we discovered that shohei has been the victim of a massive theft and we are turning the matter over to the authorities. now, on wednesday, muizzu hora also wal

the dodgers have fired the interpreter for shohei ohtani, a massive theft for ohtani to pay off gamblingodgers shohei ohtani major league baseball's highest paid player and his interpreter racking up millions of dollars in gambling debts. the scandal rocking the sport just as the season gets underway. >> shohei ohtani, he rips one -- >> this morning, baseball superstar shohei ohtani fresh off of signing a historic $700 million contract last year is taking a major hit. >> shohei ohtani! >> the dodgers firing ohtani's longtime friend and interpreter, mizuhara after he stole $4.5 million from ohtani to pay off gambling debts. and wagers within th illegal sports book in california. our colleagues at espn reviewed bank information they say shows ohtani's name on two $500,000 payments last year. >> he said ohtani had no knowledge of his gaming debts and had not paid the money through the wire transfers. >> mizuhara denies betting on baseball and claims ohtani had no knowledge of gambling debts or transfers. a spokesman for ohtani said the baseball star has been the victim of a massive theft. w

ohtani's legal team accuses mizuhara of stealing millions of dollars from ohtani to place bets with the sports gambling bookmaker, with the implications this large for ohtani. we had to get reaction earlier from abc7 news sports director larry beil. >> he's making $65 million a year just in endorsements alone. that's not even his baseball salary. a lot of guys are like, hey, you handle this. you know, they're not keeping track of every penny, especially when you have that much money. so, i mean, there's a lot of athletes who've lost, you know, tens of millions of dollars by trusting bangba going to do everything they can to make sure shohei ohtani is on the field this year. so, you know, we'll see where the investigation takes us. >> both major league baseball and the irs are now investigating ohtani and mizuhara, who has been interpreting for ohtani since 2013 when he played in japan. all right, so speaking of larry beals, jason, baseball season is here. >> both the giants and a's played tonight. >> yeah. and larry is here with sports larry day an ama game one of the bay bridge series.