No questions: Dodgers shield Shohei Ohtani from media after interpreter fired
SEOUL: Dodgers public relations officials blocked media from asking Shohei Ohtani questions in South Korea on Thursday (Mar 21) following the team firing his interpreter for an alleged connection to an illegal bookmaking operator. Manager Dave Roberts said Thursday he never considered holding Ohtani out of the game but wouldn't comment further on Ippei Mizuhara being fired, or the alleged circumstances around his dismissal. "I can't comment on that. Anything with that, the meeting, can't comment," Roberts said. Roberts pencilled Ohtani into the lineup - he batted second as designated hitter for the second straight game - and doesn't plan to alter the batting order. "Shohei is ready," Roberts said. Mizuhara, the longtime interpreter for Ohtani, was fired by the Dodgers on Wednesday.
