No One Is Asking Questions About Shohei Ohtani After Briefly Speaking English

Shohei Ohtani is a World Series champion in his first season in Los Angeles. And some people are clearly not happy about it.

The 2024 season for Ohtani started with the news that his then-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, had been gambling on sports. Within a few hours and in the ensuing days, the scale of Mizuhara's gambling issue became more clear. 

In just a few years after meeting a bookie at a poker game run by Angels player David Fletcher, Mizuhara had gambled millions of dollars. And he took the money from a bank account he'd help set up for Ohtani when Shohei first came to America.

Many fans immediately jumped to conclusions, assuming that Ohtani must have been aware or even directing the gambling activities. But a detailed, thorough federal investigation concluded that Mizuhara had stolen from Ohtani without his knowledge. And they included dozens of specific pieces of information showing exactly how he did it. 

Somehow, that hasn't been enough. And because Ohtani briefly spoke English at the Dodgers celebratory parade, there's a new Hail Mary trying to reconnect Ohtani to Mizuhara's gambling.

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But it's just as wrong now as it was then.

LOS ANGELES - Shohei Ohtani reacts as teammate Tommy Edman (not pictured) of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a RBI single against the New York Mets inning of game 2 of a National League Championship Series playoff baseball game at Dodger Stadium on Monday, October 14, 2024. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

The federal investigation revealed an overwhelming case against Mizuhara and supporting Ohtani's innocence.

There is not a single piece of evidence tying