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Bookie Reveals What He First Thought About Shohei Ohtani Interpreter Scandal

Convicted bookmaker Matthew Bowyer, sentenced to a year and a day in prison, admitted he initially assumed Ohtani was betting through interpreter Ippei Mizuhara after receiving wire transfers. “I still wasn’t sure… but it made sense,” he told ESPN, later realizing Mizuhara stole $17M. Ohtani was cleared, while Mizuhara got 4½ years.