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Baseball star Shohei Ohtani wants his former interpreter to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars\u2019 worth of baseball cards he says were fraudulently bought using his money.<\/p>\n

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The Los Angeles Dodgers star is also requesting Ippei Mizuhara, who previously pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud for stealing nearly $17 million from the unsuspecting athlete, return signed collectible baseball cards depicting Ohtani that were in Mizuhara\u2019s \u201cunauthorized and wrongful possession,\u201d according to court documents filed Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The legal filing alleges Mizuhara accessed Ohtani\u2019s bank account beginning around November 2021, changing his security protocols so that he could impersonate him to authorize wire transfers.<\/p>\n

By 2024, Mizuhara had used that money to buy about $325,000 worth of baseball cards at online resellers eBay and Whatnot, according to the court documents.<\/p>\n

Mizuhara\u2019s attorney, Michael G. Freedman, declined to comment on the filing.<\/p>\n

Mizuhara pleaded guilty in June to spending millions from Ohtani\u2019s Arizona bank account to cover his growing gambling bets and debts with an illegal bookmaker, as well as his own medical bills and the $325,000 worth of baseball cards.<\/p>\n

Mizuhara is due to be sentenced in January after pleading guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return, crimes that carry a potential sentence of more than 30 years in federal prison.<\/p>\n

He also could be on the hook for restitution to Ohtani that could total nearly $17 million, as well as more than $1 million to the IRS. And as a legal permanent resident who has a green card, he might be deported to Japan.<\/p>\n

Mizuhara stood by Ohtani\u2019s side for many of the Japanese sensation\u2019s career highlights, from serving as his catcher during the Home Run Derby at the 2021 All-Star Game, to being there for his two American League MVP wins and his record-shattering $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n

Off the field, Mizuhara became Ohtani\u2019s friend and confidant. He famously resigned from the Los Angeles Angels during the 2021 MLB lockout so he could keep speaking to Ohtani \u2014 he was rehired after a deal was struck \u2014 and their wives reportedly socialized.<\/p>\n

But Mizuhara gambled it all away, betting tens of millions of dollars that weren\u2019t his to wager on international soccer, the NBA, the NFL and college football \u2014 though prosecutors said he never bet on baseball.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Ohtani and the Dodgers won the World Series, and the baseball star won his third Most Valuable Player award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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