Johnny Damon weighs in on Shohei Ohtani controversy, calls for Pete Rose to be in Hall of Fame

Johnny Damon talks to OutKick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich" about the Shohei Ohtani scandal and weighs in on Pete Rose.

The gambling scandal involving Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani engulfed the baseball world ahead of opening day.

Ohtani claimed his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stolr money from his bank accounts in order to gamble, but that explanation came after Mizuhara said Ohtani openly helped him pay off gambling debits. Mizuhara has said he lied in his original ESPN interview and Ohtani said the interpreter was "stealing money and telling lies."

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Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a double in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on March 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Katharine Lotze/Getty Images)

World Series champion Johnny Damon appeared on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich" and even thought it was strange that Ohtani wouldn’t have initially noticed the large sum taken out of his accounts.

"Well, having $4.5 million stolen from you – I would think he would notice it. I just think he’s just too big for baseball," Damon said. "This is something that nobody wants to deal with, especially at the start of a brand new baseball season. … This is a really tough call for everybody."

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Johnny Damon attends Michael Rubin's Fanatics Super Bowl Party at Loews Miami Beach Hotel on February 01, 2020 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Fanatics)

The former New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox star added that he believed Pete Rose should be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame