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Feds say Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole $16M — The former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani stole more than $16 million over two years from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off gambling debts to an illegal sportsbook, according to an affidavit filed by federal authorities Thursday.
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Ohtani's Former Interpreter Is Said to Be Negotiating a Guilty Plea — Ippei Mizuhara stands accused of covering his gambling debts by stealing millions of dollars from Shohei Ohtani's bank account. — Ippei Mizuhara, the former translator for Shohei Ohtani who was fired late …
US Department of Justice:
Japanese-Language Translator Charged in Complaint with Illegally Transferring More Than $16 Million from Baseball Player's Account — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California — LOS ANGELES - A Japanese-language translator was charged today via …
Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Fritz Peterson Passes Away — Former All-Star pitcher Fritz Peterson has passed away at age 82. The Yankees announced the news this evening and offered their condolences to Peterson's family. … A Chicago native, Peterson attended Northern Illinois before signing with the Yankees.
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Ex-Yankee Fritz Peterson, who swapped wives with teammate Mike Kekich, dead at 82 — Ex-Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson, a winner of 109 games for the Bronx Bombers and a 1970 All-Star, has died. — He was 82 years old. — Peterson, who overcame prostate cancer and revealed to The Post …
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Sources: Bad Bunny-led agency faces MLBPA sanctions — William Arroyo, the main baseball agent for the Bad Bunny-led agency Rimas Sports, had his Major League Baseball Players Association certification revoked after a union investigation into complaints from other agents about improper benefits provided …
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Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
Sources: Diamondbacks' Jordan Montgomery drops Scott Boras — Jordan Montgomery, who was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks in late March amid a soft free agent market, has fired Scott Boras as his agent and signed with Wasserman's Joel Wolfe and Nick Chanock, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
‘ANGEL ON HIS SHOULDER’: How Blue Jays' Davis Schneider got his family to smile again — It is indeed the day the Schneider family started to smile again and it was so much more than a long-shot son and a brother making a Major League Baseball debut for the ages. — STORY CONTINUES BELOW
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Tim Keown / ESPN:
Inside the meetings that officially moved the A's from Oakland to Sacramento — THIS WAS John Fisher's moment. It was a cold and rainy morning at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, with the microphone glitching whenever Kings owner Vivek Ranadive tried to heap praise upon the Oakland Athletics owner …
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Maren Angus-Coombs / Sports Illustrated:
Padres Top Prospect Agrees With Team's Decision to Send Him Down to Triple-A — The first demotion of Graham Pauley's young career shouldn't be taken harshly. It's more of an affirmation that the San Diego Padres believe that with some everyday reps in Triple-A El Paso, he will be back.
Lindsey Adler / Wall Street Journal:
Baseball's Pitcher Injury Crisis Reaches Maximum Velocity — Spencer Strider and Shane Bieber are the latest aces to go down as major league pitchers keep pushing for more velocity and increasingly dramatic breaking pitches — No one knows more about the pitcher injury crisis sweeping …
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Matt Gelb / The Athletic:
Nick Castellanos diagnoses his ‘sh-ty’ start, revealing a key struggle for Phillies hitters — ST. LOUIS — Five hours before Tuesday's game started, Nick Castellanos met Paco Figueroa on the grass at Busch Stadium. Castellanos had requested an early hitting session. He had one hit in his previous 27 at-bats.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Source: Orioles calling up top prospect Jackson Holliday — The Baltimore Orioles are calling up infielder Jackson Holliday, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, after a torrid start at Triple-A this season, a source told ESPN on Tuesday night. — The 20-year-old Holliday …
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Ex-Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias charged with five misdemeanors — Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias has been charged with five misdemeanors in the wake of his September arrest on suspicion of felony domestic violence. — The charges, filed to Los Angeles Superior Court …
