Shohei Ohtani's former translator would have lied about his education and work experience

Last week, Los Angeles Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani was involved in a controversy over a money transfer that was made from the Japanese account to that of a bookmaker. This money was allegedly stolen by his translator, Ippei Mizuhara, to pay a gambling debt he owed.

Now with the investigations underway, it seems that the controversy surrounding Mizuhara is growing even more. Well, apparently Ohtani’s former translator would have lied about her academic training.

Ippei has on his resume that he graduated from the University of California in 2007. However, when requesting the records of that class, Mizuhara’s name does not appear in any university file either as a student or as a graduate. so apparently he would not have attended said study house, as reported by The Athletic newspaper in a report.

Mizuhara began translation work for Ohtani in 2018 when he reached the Major Leagues with the Angels. And at that time it seems that the translator also lied on his resume about his work experience.

The same report from the American newspaper states that in his resume Mizuhara reported that he worked between 2010 and 2012 as a translator for Japanese player Hideki Okajima when he played for the Boston Red Sox.

However, the MLB franchise itself denied this fact and stated that during Okajima’s time in Boston the person who served as the pitcher’s translator was Ryo Shinkawa.

Likewise, Ippei had placed the New York Yankees on his resume as work experience. Well, according to him, he had accompanied Okajima himself in his transfer to the team, although it fell through at the last minute and did not materialize.

How much did Mizuhara earn as Ohtani’s translator?

Despite Ippei Mizuhara’s dubious resume, he managed to be a translator for one of the best players in the Major Leagues for five seasons. That’s why his salary as Ohtani’s performer was well above average.

A translator in MLB earns a salary ranging from $60,000 to $150,000 per year. However, being Shohei Ohtani and the demands that he requires, in addition to the fact that Mizuhara was almost the shadow of the player, some American media report that the translator earned close to $400,000 dollars per season.

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