ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Possible Shohei Ohtani/Ippei Scandal’s Ripple Effect | The Rich Eisen Show
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- ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan and Rich Eisen discuss possible ripple effects from the Shohei Ohtani/Ippei Mizuhara gambling/theft scandal.
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When do we stop calling this a gambling case and start calling it a theft/embezzlement crime. The gambling seems secondary as a newsworthy topic now that Ohtani is in the clear.
Agree. It’s theft and embezzlement.
Agree 100%. It’s a theft/ embezzlement. Liar, thief, betrayal, despicable.
Pasan, Eisen, Thompson and "journalists" who have been enjoying smearing Ohtani's reputation and image won't stop using the false framing anytime soon.
Wtf are you guys talking about he gambled over 100 million ... people are stupid
*Bookies don't ever allow random gamblers to generate a $4.5 million debt unless they know that the person making the bets can easily cover the debt. The bookie knew he was dealing with Ohtani directly, or by proxy via Ippei. If it's not true, then the only other explanation is that Ohtani is a gullible fool, not noticing that millions and millions of dollars were missing. That's almost worse than gambling.*
Several days before the Feds cleared Ohtani, Jeff Passan went to Michael Kay's show and said this case was "rotten as hell". Passan, Tisha Thompson and (ex ESPN) Rich Eisen were all too sensational to the extent they all created a baseless cloud of suspicion surrounding Ohtani. First, they tried to spread Mizuhara’s bogus confession even after he recanted it. Second, they emphasized on “change of story by Ohtani” which didn’t exist. Third, they questioned if (and which) authorities have been contacted by Ohtani’s lawyers. Fourth, they repeatedly questioned if the purported theft was possible without Ohtani’s involvement or knowledge.
Feds cleared all of these doubts and say Ohtani was a victim through and through. Ohtani had previously stated such in the clearest language and unusually strong legal position. The victim has no further obligation to answer to anyone else but authorities, to which he fully cooperated.
ESPN should look back and think what they did. I can imagine Thompson’s eyes lit up when she saw Ohtani’s name in the leaked investigation. This could have been her career defining moment as the breaker of the next Pete Rose. But trying to publish Mizuhara’s initial account without directly vetting Ohtani is beyond sloppy. She was saved by Ohtani’s lawyers and LA times but went on to publish Ippei’s lies anyway to cause enough damage and confusion to the extent Ohtani haters continue to throw their fall-guy conspiracy theories even today.
Rich Eisen should have taken the wait-and-see despite all this McGwire nonsense (which itself created the presumption of guilt). Instead, Eisen, a self-claimed Ohtani fan, used his platform to actively contribute to creating the atmosphere of suspicion.
Think these so called journalist have nothing to cover and too lazy to investigate properly, so they thought they got a big story falling from the sky and went on a hyena tear. Very unprofessional and dead give away who they are. Not very professional only senseational!
They need to say im sorry Shohei
The atmosphere of suspicion was created by millions and millions of dollars going from his bank account to the bank account of a book maker. I think Rich did a more than fair job reporting on the information that was available when it was available. If ESPN buried this story then it would have created additional suspicion that sports gambling is indeed being fixed.
Beautifully said. I no longer trust ESPN as a reliable source. This was poor journalism and then the way they are continuing to handle the case is an embarrassment to any real journalist.
@Acebets70 No one needs to apologize to Ohtani. Get real. Why does he deserve an apology? People are falsely accused daily. What makes Ohtani special? Wait, I got it. Because he's an athlete being idolized by a group of fans. I love sports. But I have never felt the need to come to the defense of an athlete. I wonder about people like you and them. This guy wouldn't urinate on you if it would save your life. He doesn't care about you or any other fan. Why are you worried about someone apologizing to him? You don't find that odd?
If you are a skeptic, why did you not doubt the interview with a gambler with a penchant for falsehoods much?
And if you are a full-fledged adult, why can't you say a single word of apology after making such a grossly defamatory statement about the victim?
I do not understand it at all.
They tried to portray the victim, Ohtani, as a criminal based on poor evidence. Whether Mizuhara is a villain or Ohtani's English is inadequate, these are no excuses for not apologizing to Ohtani. I can't help but feel that at their core, there is a discriminatory disrespect towards Ohtani, who is Japanese.
ESPN reported without question what Mizuhara said, who has been lying constantly for years, telling Otani to learn English, but isn't what is being done the same as Otani, who cannot speak English, being deceived by Mizuhara?
Why does Otani attract so many people from all over the world? It is because he genuinely enjoys and loves baseball like a child. He expresses the excellence of the sport of baseball with his whole body, transcending language. The account from which the money was stolen is the account that contains the annual salary, and it is reported that the money has never been touched for three years. This also shows Otani's humanity.
Exactly! I think the reason why most Japanese didn’t doubt about Ohtani’s involvement was because we knew how he was since he was in high school. When his coach from Fighter’s was interviewed, “What impressed you the most about Ohtani?”, the interviewer was actually asking about his ability to play…if it’s pitching, batting, running or fielding, but his response was, “His personality” without a hesitation. He also went on and said he had never met a human being as perfect as Ohtani is. When I watched that interview, as well as any interviewers …his ex-managers, teammates, high school teachers, high school friends, neighbors ….just genuinely praising about him over and over …you know what kind of a person he is when everyone is super excited about praising the guy. We have also watched how he handled interviews or his mannerisms during the variety shows way before he came to America. I know he doesn’t appear on TV shows here in the states and he stopped doing so in Japan also but he did tons in Japan before he became this big and that’s how we know much more about him than Americans do. I think that frustrate us the most. You don’t know anything about him so don’t judge him!!!
*Bookies don't ever allow random gamblers to generate a $4.5 million debt unless they know that the person making the bets can easily cover the debt. The bookie knew he was dealing with Ohtani directly, or by proxy via Ippei. If it's not true, then the only other explanation is that Ohtani is a gullible fool, not noticing that millions and millions of dollars were missing. That's almost worse than gambling.*
@@superbrownbrown You talk about bookies like you are a pro! Well, Ippei stopped paying and isn't that the reason why he was harassed via text messages? He also said in the text message, "Should I go talk to Ohtani where to find you?" when he wasn't answering his callls...that to me is an indication of threatening Ippei, "I am going to reveal what you are doing." Oh by the way, Glasnow just spoke in an interview, "People often say how he didn't know tons of money were missing...but I think they don't know anything about the professional sports players. Most of us let the financial advisor handle our money and don't look at our bank accounts." So here is your answer?
@@Finedeserthouses *So your response and defense is that Ohtani is a gullible fool? Okay understood. As I pointed out, that's almost worse than the gambling. Also, let's stop pretending that there's no gambling going on in Japan and other Asian countries, and/or Ohtani only got introduced to the concept of gambling when he first arrived in the United States.*
@@superbrownbrown Hahaha! You can say that…but it probably was a gamble with a pretty good odds to come to MLB😉 All I am trying to say is that Ohtani is a no ordinary man. He is a very straight guy who did not even go out for a drink with his teammates. We know more about how nice, respectful and humble he has been than most Americans know because not every TV shows made available for us has been translated to English so I understand that most Americans want to judge him based on your culture and history. I’m not saying that everyone in Japan is the same way by all means. But in Tokyo alone in 2022, there was about $26M cash returned to the police stations as lost and found item. 😂 Vs, there was a yong Japanese man robbed and killed this year in LA that went practically unnoticed by many of us here. I think it’s fair to say our couture is a bit more strict and respectful than most other countries and for us to know how he is better than most of us in Japan even with that standards, that says something about him and that’s the reason why he is respected and loved most of us. If you don’t want to accept he could be innocent and want to just label him with the rest of the gambler, then so be it. It’s your opinion and I respect it. I’m just sad that he is not understood by many Americans for who he really is that’s all. Have a nice day 😉👍
Ohtani's English is good enough to communicate with his teammates. But his english is not good enough to understand financial words. Try to read the english in any of the patents. You will understand those requires quite a but of effort to understand what is going on even for native English speakers.
I am pretty sure the culture and laws are very different than in Japan. That adds another element of confusion and vagueness to the mix.
FBI showed us any evidence for Shohei's innocent.
Rich, Jeff, Show us any evidence. It's your turn. Get back here. Take responsibility for what you said all over the world.
Come on. Just move on. One thing I can tell you guys, I am from Japan and moved to LA almost 40 years ago. First few years, my English was good enough to have casual conversation and understood relating about my profession. However it took me years more to understand formal letters, legal letters, documents, contracts etc. Because there are vocabularies that we don't use in everyday life. Other thing is I was able to speak better than hearing English especially not familiar vocabularies. I would imagine if Ohtani hears vocabulary that he is not used to hear, then he probably would not understands.
*Are you suggesting that you wouldn't have noticed millions of millions of dollars were missing for years because of language barriers/issues? If it's a difference in "culture", then why hasn't this happened to other baseball stars from Japan playing in the United States?*
Maybe bc not everybody is a criminal like ippei? Jesus
@@superbrownbrown The account the money was stolen from was not his main source of income- it ONLY contained his salaries as a baseball player, and Ohtani receives crazy money from endorsements; Ippei had access to the account as he was the one who created it and he told Ohtani's reps + financial advisors that Ohtani wanted that account private from them; Ippei also changed settings of the bank account so Ohtani would not receive notifications and Ippei also impersonated Ohtani on the phone to the bank to get the wire transfers approved.
So yes, it's actually perfectly believable that Ohtani would not notice millions missing from his account if a) he's hyperfocused on baseball and lets the people around him take care of all the other financial stuff and b) the person closest to him is a manipulative liar with access to his account. This hasn't happened to other stars because, surprise surprise, betrayal of this scale is not normal and the people around those stars aren't scumbags like Ippei who has a gambling ADDICTION.
Also comparing the average person to Ohtani, a superstar baseball player is ludicrous.
@@mta8164 *It's amazing the hoops people will jump through to try and defend Ohtani. He's either a gambler or a gullible fool. Pick one.*
@@superbrownbrown He's the latter, case solved. Ohtani has a one track mind about baseball, and trusted Ippei with his finance and got burned. I doubt you're willing to accept Ohtani as a gullible fool though.
You must go to Japan to open the bank account.
Don't change the point. The point is that Ohtani is a victim,not how much he can understand English.
No wonder Ohtani is playing for only 2 million dollars per season lol he doesn’t even use his MLB salary.
Only person that hated he took 2 million per was Ippei. He was probably thinking “f**k only 2 million per year how I’m I supposed to gamble with that” 😂
Exactly!!
but he is getting 70M from endorsement.🤣
@@buddhavaro yes but Ohtani has another account for the endorsement earnings and Ippei didn’t have access for that account so couldn’t steal from it.
Most people in sports talk can't even speak two languages, but were very quick to crucify Ohtani.
You guys are still making money using Otani's name today.
Jeff Passan on the Shohei Ohtani incident two weeks ago on the Michael Kay Show: "I trust my instincts. And my instincts say: There is something rotten as hell!" Michael Kay then says, "Your instincts is right!"
Also Jeff Passan on that same video: "Trust and verify. I trust that you're telling me the truth, but I am damn sure gonna verify it." Apparently, Jeff Passan did not verify before he spoke and insinuated that Ohtani was gambling and that there was some kind of cover up.
Move on Rich. You and your show are really looking so bad right now. Stop questioning about Ohtani's English comprehension. He came to MLB to play baseball and not to be a linguist. Passan doesn't even know Ohtani that well.
Rich, spend some of your millions and hire an investigator if you insist on making Shohei guilty.
Easy. Sue ESPN, Jeff Passan and Tisha Thompson
The only story left is some of you guys stake your reputation on an addicts lie and you guys are trying to salvage what’s left of that reputation. It’s over, Ohtani was robbed and lied to. Move on.
It's really queer how much Eisen, Passan, Thompson, Stephen A Smith, and others keep pretending that the words of Ippei, a confirmed and self-admitted liar, thief, fraudster, conman, and gambling addict, is meaningful or trustworthy. I wonder why? ....
Yep, they placed a bet on a pathological liar who lied about his education and work experience. Just like Ippei, they reap what they sow. Can't blame anyone but themselves.
I agree but guys like Kay Eisen Russo ect... are to embarrassed to apologize after accusing Shohei without the facts making assumptions and now looking like fools (that's why they keep pushing the conspiracyy theory) And the troll haters will continue to accuse Shohei, that's why they known as haters, but trolls are just embarrassing themselves now.
It was not just that Ohtani trusted Ippei too much, the problem was that his business manager, agent, Dodger staff all trusted Ippei too much. A mistake that they are not likely to make again with any interpreter.
So true...I always wondered why the agent never called ohtani direct with a different translator
Every single person in Shohei's personal team should be bilingual. With his income level & celebrity, there is no excuse for only having one bilingual person in the group.
あなた達がそれほど大谷を疑うなら、今年日本に行って銀行口座を開設してみてください。
どれほど大変なことかわかると思います。あなた達は政府機関と同じように大谷が賭博に関わっていたという証拠を持っているから報道しているんですよね？そうでないのならあなた達は証拠も持っていたのに疑っている陰謀論者と変わらないと思います。
もう今は二人とも大谷さんを疑ってないと思いますよ。ただ、今後このようなことが起きないようにするためにどうしたらいいか話してるだけで。
二人ともアメリカに住んでるアメリカ人だから通訳の役割をどうしたらいいか分からないんでしょう。
エージェントに日本語話す人がもう一人いればベストでしょうが、せめて大事なことは、Google翻訳付きのメールでも直接本人に出してほしかったです。
@@doris31882 多くの人に影響与えるメディアの権力のある人間が、憶測で大谷を疑って垂れ流してた時点でアウトです。さらにアウトなのは、謝罪どころか保身に終始してること。
You have to understand that terms you use in baseball, in medical field, finance are all different.
Ohtani might have gotten used to terms that are often used in baseball but probably not in finance.
These are the struggles you will never know unless you lived in a different country.
No need to go that deep. Will this people know Japanese enough to even have decent conversation with Japanese people ? let alone for Business negotiation. Rich team don't even know the different between " the team talk" and "I personally talk" .
Ippei is an evil conman.
*Bookies don't ever allow random gamblers to generate a $4.5 million debt unless they know that the person making the bets can easily cover the debt. The bookie knew he was dealing with Ohtani directly, or by proxy via Ippei. If it's not true, then the only other explanation is that Ohtani is a gullible fool, not noticing that millions and millions of dollars were missing. That's almost worse than gambling.*
@@superbrownbrown , yes. Ohtani is a gullible fool. Because he is not accustom with the culture and language. Ippei deceit him.
@@stevest8675 *Well then as I pointed out, that's almost worse than gambling. Also, let's stop pretending that gambling doesn't exist in countries in Asia, and/or Ohtani only became familiar with the concept of gambling when he first arrived in the United States.*
@@superbrownbrownno. I am not saying Asia is not accustomed to gambling. I am saying Ippei trick, betrayed Ohtani because Ohtani trusted ippei. Ohtani thought he is not accustomed to the American culture and language. That is why he had to trust someone else to help him with it. Someone who he trusted (Ippei). Ippei is a snake.
@@superbrownbrown, that account was set up by Ippei when Ohtani came to America. Ippei knows all the password, code, questions to answer to that account. If you have time go read the 37 affidavit from the feds. It explained everything. Ippei use that account to wire and steal money. Ippei is a con artist.
How about the ramficiation of rushing to judgement, Rich? What is the ripple effect of that possibly ruining someone's reputation before the facts have come out? The question for you is how do you plan to react differently if something like this occurs with a different sports star? If you don't plan to change anything, then you have not learned anything.
For Americans, there are always different standards of law, justice, and fairness for "Americans" vs foreigners. He's pretending that celebrities don't get robbed ALL THE TIME from their closest friends, even those that have no access or authority like Ippei did!!
Is it a sin to trust people too much?
Is it a sin to be uninterested in money?
From Japan 日本から；
If you want to accuse him of something here you can accuse him of being surrounded or surrounding himself with the wrong people who always try to find fault or to make harsh and unfair judgments without any reasonable basis.
Funnily enough, they call themselves " journalists" even though they are quite fond of a response or comment, being solely based on guesswork rather than on fact or proof. Unfortunately, those who find fault with other people tend to be blind to their own fault.
Often people who are cynical and suspicious of others having skeletons in their closet, have skeletons in their own closets so they assume everyone must have skeletons in their closets.
I believe this is is story that you often see in immigrant families. The translator/manager situation reminds me of when my family and I moved to the US from Italy in 1978. We settled in Bensonhurst, NY, where I began attending New Utrecht High School. Soon after starting, I was in a fight with a bully. When the school counselor called my parents about my suspension, I had to step in as the translator since my parents didn't speak English and the counselor's Italian was far from perfect. I managed to convince my parents that I was doing so well in school that I was granted three days of home study as a reward. They believed me and praised my achievements. However, my triumph was short-lived. A few days later, a neighbor spilled the beans about the fight to my mother. I ended up getting a terrible beating from her. From then on, my parents relied on my younger brother to translate for the family, for years.
There are levels of language fluency. It’s not a simple yes or no when you are learning a second language. Jeff Passan talked with Ohtani in English about a baseball game, but I doubt he would have the same impression of Ohtani's English fluency if they were discussing complicated topics like financial, legal, or medical issues which require a higher level of fluency. In addition, one-on-one conversations tend to be easier to follow along in your non-primary language, than discussions in group settings, meetings, lectures, or fast-paced discussions. In fact, in Ohtani's press conference and the federal complaint, Ohtani states that he understood something was wrong at the Dodgers team meeting, but did not understand the details of what was being discussed. Plus, I think it's important to note that when Jeff Passan spoke with Ohtani he had lived in the US for a few years. I'm sure his recent/current level of English is not reflective of his fluency when he first came to the US in 2018 and Mizuhara helped him to set up the bank account he later stole from. At that time, he most likely knew very little English. Unless reporters have Ohtani's TOEFL scores, I think it's best not to assess his overall English fluency based on one conversation about a topic that Ohtani is very familiar with and a short interview about baseball cleats. BTW, on Twitter, you can also find a video of the person interviewing Ohtani about his cleats asking Ohtani to record a congratulation video to his daughter's friend on their recent graduation and Ohtani asks if he can say the message in Japanese, not English.
Jeff Passan is just a monolingual American who thinks mastering English after a few years is possible and MANDATORY. LOL. I can't wait for Passan to master Japanese in his time off from becoming the greatest baseball player in the history of the sport! 🤣
My mom is Vietnamese and moved here in 1967. To this day, she can barely understand financial stuff that I have to take care of her and my step dad’s affairs since he has come down with Alzheimer's. I think a lot of people don’t have a grasp or understanding of finances, let alone foreigners.
Here's what I'll say about Rich's question about Shohei's English. One can be fairly conversant in conversational English but be at a total loss when it comes to the simplest financial terms. Even the words that appear on something as "basic" as an ATM interface (balance inquiry, transfers and payments, recent transactions, etc.) could be things he wouldn't pick up in conversational English.
大谷がアメリカに渡るとすぐに、高校生レベルと酷評し、今度は犯罪者扱いしていた。何回、大谷を傷つければ気がすむんだ？
It is such inconvenient truth for conspiracy
theorists. FBI has come to the conclusion that Shohei is a victim of scam.
あなたの誤報は何度目でしょうか。
I wish Rich will try learning Japanese to find out that the two languages are so different. 多分彼は、自分のネイティブじゃない言葉を学んで生活する大変さを知らないね。だからこういう疑問ばかり浮かぶんだろうね。大谷のことを語るなら、一度日本語を勉強してみたらよいのでは？
U can conspire all u wnt but fact of matter is Shohei still playing ball and intrptr still going to prison. This is just simply for views.
As a Japanese, I would say Shohei’s English ability is about 20-30% of native people, which is enough to have casual conversations, but not enough to communicate in complicated situations, especially finances.
However, I’m sure he can read, so his agent and accountant could have sent him English messages (and kindly with Japanese google translation) if it’s important.
Yes, this is a great point that many do not get. Ohtani studied English for many years in school and your explanation is perfect. The problem was not so much that Shohei trusted Ippei, but that all the others including his agent, business maneger, Dodger staff all trusted Ippei too much.
This has nothing to do with interpreters. Athletes since the dawn of mankind have had friends/hangers-on exploiting them regardless of their levels of English.
Isn't it very, very WEIRD how Eisen and Passan are pretending that it's such an incredibly rare occurrence that it's hard to believe and they have to talk about the VICTIM in a suspicious manner day in and day out?? I wonder why they didn't do this for NFL, NBA, and hollywood stars? Hmmm? 🤔
To be clear, the financial institutions that transferred the funds will be reimbursing Ohtani 100%
7:00 I think Shohei would understand that (even if not 100%). That's why Ippei showed up alone at the meeting with their accountant and lied to him that Shohei was sick.
RICH and other trying to make SHOHEI guilty as much as possible
You got that from this video? Maybe his first speculations but Rich seems to have learned his lesson.
You clearly haven’t watched his latest videos. He believes Ohtani’s and the fed’s account after he read the complaint.
@@Bolttoast if OHTANI was anyway involved he would have never had got away with it....Looking at his phone his communications ,,and people surrounding him at all times.....SOMEONE would have spill the beans...
@@monkeyboyjonathan42 well he should.....but if OHTANI was guilty, a person with knowledge would have spilled beans and OHTANI would have never gotten away with it.....
@@monkeyboyjonathan42 I mean if you read what I said, I said specifically from THIS video.
This Rich guy making this about himself now. Give it up man. Let's move forward. You should apology to Ohtani. We're still waiting.
その謝罪が心からの謝罪でなければ意味が無い。彼は反省してないから、謝罪しなくてよい。嘘つくのと同じことだから。彼がすべきことは黙ること。
I’m glad to see many smart people are
commenting here.
If Ippei was an employee of the Dodgers and Angels, could they be sued for their employee's theft?
Finally a new and interesting question. You're totally right that he did all this under the cover of being a Dodgers and Angels employee. Usually, this makes the employer partially liable!
@@hd7704 Ippei did it entirely of his own accord. Employers are only liable if the employee was doing it in the scope of his job.
Ohtanis handlers should have had their own interpreter.
I do think this will be a lesson for future stars, not even just in baseball, to at least keep better tabs on stuff. There’s been other athletes that have been screwed by family, managers, etc but this is imo the biggest warning I’ve witnessed so far.
@Rich is the typical freeloader. shame of you!
Ohtani is innocent, an apology from you would be nice, but lets just get back to baseball dude.
Haters X2
Rich continuing to drag Ohtani's name and reputation through the mud for views. 👎
CPA and Agent Balelo team requested Ippei to talk directly with Shohei about bank accounts.
Ippei told them he talked with Shohei about bank accounts.
Ippei told Shohei that CPAs have managed strictly Shohei's bank accounts.
お母さんに「間違ったら素直に謝りなさい」って教わらなかったの？かわいそう・・・🥺
この人たち、いつも英語の問題に論点すり替えるよね。笑
あなたたちの言い訳はもう沢山。心からの謝罪ができないのなら、しなくてOKだけど、もう二度と大谷さんには近付かないでください。二度とね！
Shohei the victim and haters still blahblahing. Glad he will spend time in Hawaii probably 2024 off season. We believe in the Aloha spirit. Americans need to display more respect and Aloha like we do in Hawaii.
WTF! you making an issue again? STOP!
wow he didnt log into his bank account for years LOL ippei def noticed that and exploited it
Instead watching this nonsense vlog, search some info before commenting. It will answer your question😂 the FEDS made an statement WITH EVIDENCE unlike this guy who keep talking and talking using this flatform to destroy a person i hope ohtani sue this person.
Six years. There is no point for him to look at the US account because his main income comes from advertisement and it is managed by his financial guys. Ohtani will never need the money from MLB to start with.
@@rossannnads4732 im just saying im tryin to be that rich too
This interpreter is a genius ! Not only did he fool Ohtani but he fooled all his accountants and the IRS when his taxes were filed ! The silence from the IRS is deafening !!!
So you’re saying that Ohtani camp should be held responsible?
Good because his camp sounds like a bunch of amateurs
I mean how does his account not say anything?
Maybe shoehei didn't see because other people were stealing simultaneously. Money just keeps moving non stop
Ohtanis make my brain feel good because he's very handsome 😊
*It's amazing how many people in this world are easily flim-flammed. Ohtani is either a gambler or a gullible fool. Pick one.*
This show used to be my favorite sports network for Shohei Ohtani. It's a shame, we might never get to hear anything positive about Ohtani from this channel anymore. Shame on you Rich Eisen, Ohtani took a picture with you and your kid and this is how you repay his kindness, accusing him without concrete proofs.
At first he didnt steal it. Ohtani helped his friend.... 6 hrs later stories change
What about the Angels poor hiring and recruiting skills when it comes to Ippei? His resume was fake! Angels are to blame also.
Money your catnip? Shocker.
The scary part for Shohei should be, what if Ippei never gambled the money?? What if he was just taking it out of his account and pocketing it? I mean, it’s damn near half of his baseball salary to date.. he might not have ever found out..
He comes off like a really good dude.. but he needs a crash course on some financial basics, English and just human dynamics it seems.. it’s hard to be a good steward of a billion dollars and not have a single clue as to ANYTHING that’s going on in your world..
I’m wishing him the best of luck moving forward.. and a whole new group of friends and associates (and I would imagine the Dodgers have more resources/competence to help him than the Angels)
So how about other athletes and celebrities who have been robbed by close confidants and didn’t realize it like advisors and partners..? Is Elton John illiterate? John Elway cannot read English. Many business men have also been defrauded. STOP CALLING SHOHEI STUPID AND BLAME IT ON ENGLISH!
If YOU can read English, read the report properly! This is an old account which was opened in 2018 the week he arrived from Japan in Arizona ST. TO REGISTER as a Salary account.
Since the opening, Shohei never used this account as when he went back to LA, the Agency opened several other accounts he has since been using.
So this first account only accumulated salaries, bonuses from the Angels. Ohtani never transacted(withdrew money from it) practically dormant for him. Just parking salary, which he never touched. And Ippei never connected it to Ohtanis mail or mobile.
It's the compromise he had to make in order to achieve a level of mental and physical performance that literally millions of superhuman athletes have tried and failed to do. Everyone around him confirms that he doesn't want to waste any mental, physical, or emotional energy on anything besides baseball. Don't worry about the finances. You'll be glad to know he probably already earned more than $300 million (his endorsements always dwarf his salary) even before the LA contract started!
Ok, but everything is about the degree.. I totally understand him being hyper focused on his craft.. that’s good! But if you turn EVERYTHING else off, then you open yourself up to nonsense like this situation.. and if things go a little bit differently, not being vigilant could have put his baseball career in real jeopardy..
All of this was avoidable with just a little bit more care and awareness..
the other richest athletes that I know off the top of my head - MJ, Lebron, Tiger.. have all accomplished more in their sports (so far), have made more money (so far) and all have been heavily involved with their business(es).. Shohei has a chance to be in their tier.. and quite frankly, that’s what we all want to see.. but some of that is on him to take the bull by the horns.. it’s harder to be a superstar, for sure.. but that’s what he is..
I’m not worried about him.. I’m rooting for him
@gbmbg114 Let's quickly annihilate your comparisons. First, you used two people in a five person sport and 1 in a solo sport... Of course, they have 'more' accomplishments overall. Second, Shohei earns less because he is also less greedy (MJ and LeBron are notriously fame and money focused). Third, Shohei has already won two MPV's and is top ten as a hitter and pitcher. Literally no other athlete is comparable right now. In order to find one, an NFL player would have to play WR and Linebacker or something like that.
@zaneplatt3533 Lol annihilate my comparisons? Why?? You sound like a Shohei fan.. so shouldn’t you want him to be in the category of greatest of all time?!? Lol.. those guys I listed are in that category..
Shohei is the best baseball player in the world right now.. and he’s doing something unprecedented.. but a couple of years of domination doesn’t make you the greatest of all time.. I’m rooting to see him get to that level, because he can do it.. but all you heard was “MJ, Lebron and Tiger are better”.. I was giving examples for the other guy who said Shohei couldn’t focus on ANYTHING other than baseball if he wanted to be great at the sport.. so I named 3 greats who were able to focus on more than one thing and still be the best at their sport.. that’s it.
I’m not just a fan of players on the field/court.. I want to see them succeed as PEOPLE too - that goes for all people, even you.. and as a fan of Shohei Ohtani, the PERSON.. I’m wishing him well in being able to manage himself better AND continue to dominate baseball.. it can be done.
Russo, Smith, Passan, Eisen.
Sensationalism for views
The dude had a bookie, but no barber
The Dodgers are cursed. We haven’t won a World Series on our own field and I don’t know how many years lol first Trevor Bauer, then Julio Urias now this.
Between morosi and passan, I don't know who is more gung ho about trashing their credibility when it comes to ohtani stories. They come across as desperate afterthoughts trying to recapture some attention and clicks.
It’s not like no one else in the MLB speaks Japanese. I mean come on!!! When I do business abroad. Both parties have a translator. I have a translator and the people I am doing business with has a translator. This is a check to ensure what I say and what the other translator is saying is accurate. Especially with English and Japanese. Not only that, no one did a back ground check on Ippei?
Ippei was hired by multiple major league organizations. Inconsistent background checks is as American as apple pie
Okay so Shohei had years without checking his account, but did his financial team file taxes for him? Because how in the world no one notices 16 million over time out of an account?
I get the story that the translator turned off the notifications and all of that, but in a country where you are required to file taxes a top notch financial team didn’t find that odd? Or did Ippei filed shohei’s taxes as well?
By the way, if Ippei is -41Million and without a job, who is paying for his Top Notch Attorney named Michael G. Freedman? Or he had savings and refused to pay? 😂 idk…
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Does the media think we're this stupid? Or that Ohtani was that stupid?
What a joke.
Shohei Ohtani barely speaks any English. His translator was the one who set up his bank account. He knew all of his passwords and security questions. Read the criminal complaint online. It’s not hard to see how he was duped. It’s all in the document. 🤷🏻♂️
I think the media think you're that stupid, not us.😂😂😂
@@johnbrowntheprophetOhtani barely spoke English 2018, In Arizona spring camp the week he arrived and opened the bank account to register a salary account.
He never used his salary account since he went back to LA, where the agency opened his other accounts which he was using.
The first account was just salary account one way, deposited by the Angels but never withdrawn from so Ohtani had no reason to expect any notifications.
To bad pete didnt have a guy talk for him
Pete Rose biggest mistake was not having a interpreter lol 😂
Time for Pete Rose to go to the HOF now. :)
Those who denied it supplied it directly applies here. He supplied the money for the gambling, so he's guilty.
The government concluded that it was stolen. Just stop it. 🤷🏻♂️🙄🤦🏻♂️
It is called embezzlement. Look it up...
So you also supplied the money to kill people overseas via your tax?
He didn’t “supply” the money. It was clearly stolen. You need to read the criminal complaint. It’s all outlined in that. 🤷🏻♂️
LEARN ENGLISH !!!!!