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Shohei Ohtani addressed the media on Monday after allegations emerged that his former interpreter stole millions of dollars from his bank account to pay an illegal bookmaker.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star, the most famous active baseball player in the world and a huge celebrity in his native Japan, addressed journalists in a press conference but did not take any questions from the media.

Last week, Ippei Mizuhara told ESPN that Ohtani had agreed to pay off his interpreter’s gambling debts, which are said to be more than $1m.

In a subsequent interview with ESPN, Mizuhara said he had lied in his initial statement and that Ohtani knew nothing about the gambling debts.

Mizuhara, who had a close bond with Ohtani beyond their working relationship, was fired and Major League Baseball later opened an investigation.

MLB players are forbidden from betting on baseball, and face a lifetime ban if found to have placed a wager on their own team.

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