Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, sent a letter to the judge presiding over his case for leniency as described his working conditions under Ohtani.

Mizuhara allegedly had already obtained access to Ohtani's bank accounts and changed security credentials to give himself entry. The person on the tape tells the bank employee that he is Shohei Ohtani, then provides a phone number to the bank for authorization -- a number that prosecutors say belonged to Mizuhara.

Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty in May 2024 to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return after defrauding the 30-year-old Dodgers superstar of more than $16 million over the span of nearly three years between 2021 and 2024.

The San Francisco Giants have had what many would consider to be a solid offseason to this point. Handing out the largest free agent contract in franchise histo

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. A 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100 mph, Sasaki will join fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a move many baseball executives have long expected.

The prized righty pitcher was one of the most sought-after international free agents in recent memory and picked the Dodgers over a considerable list of other suitors.

There could be multiple reasons why the Giants haven't lured some top MLB free agents to San Francisco in recent ... willing to sign superstar slugger Shohei Ohtani to the same 10-year, $700 ...

Like every competent team in baseball, the Giants were in on the hot-shot Japanese free-agent pitcher, who, like Shohei Ohtani before him, is limited to signing a minor-league deal with a Major League team. That massively discounted rate allowed every team to sign him.

The Giants made an in-person pitch to Sasaki in Los Angeles but were told he's narrowed his list of potential teams and they aren't on it.

The San Francisco Giants have made some splashy moves this winter under first-year executive Buster Posey by bringing in Willy Adames and Justin Verlander, but

In the two winters prior, San Francisco has additionally finished second in the chases of both Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, players who have each won MVP awards since spurning the Giants.