Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter's past comes into question as Red Sox, university refute connection: reports

Host of ‘The Craig Carton Show’ Craig Carton breaks down the shocking story surrounding MLB star Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter.

More mystery surrounds Ippei Mizuhara, now ex-interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, after he allegedly stole $4.5 million from the ballplayer to cover his gambling losses. 

As MLB announced plans to open an investigation into the allegations against Mizuhara, whom the Dodgers parted ways with last week, his past has been dug up, and it’s raising some questions. 

Prior to joining the Dodgers, Ohtani’s stardom was made with the Los Angeles Angels, where Mizuhara was his English-Japanese interpreter from 2018 to 2023. 

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Shohei Ohtani, right, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, speaks to the media with the help of his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara during DodgerFest a celebration of the upcoming season with live entertainment, behind-the-scenes experiences, food, drinks and meeting the newest Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, February 3, 2024.  (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

His biography says that Mizuhara graduated from the University of California-Riverside in 2007. However, NBC Sports reported that there’s no record in the university’s database saying so. 

The Athletic also had a spokesman from the university say that "records do not show a student by the name of Ippei Mizuhara having attended UC Riverside."

There is also Mizuhara’s past prior to joining Ohtani with the Angels. 

Mizuhara worked with Hideki Okajima as his English-Japanese interpreter for the Boston Red Sox in 2010, which multiple outlets reported. 

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