Ippei Mizuhara, who served as exclusive interpreter for Major League Baseball player Shohei Otani of the Dodgers, was allegedly involved in illegal gambling. American media reported that a man at a betting shop who was said to have had a relationship with Mizuhra was.

A lawyer representing the betting shop has explained to multiple media outlets that there was no acquaintance between the bettingShop and Otani. It is said that Mr. Otani spoke to them as if he were a client and boasted about them.