Effectively Wild Episode 2141: What Did Sho Know?
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2024
⏱️ 70 minutes
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In an in-depth discussion that became a bonus episode, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley explore the state of the sports-betting scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, breaking down the stakes, the most pressing sources of uncertainty, and the many possible outcomes and consequences.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey folks this is Ben and this is Mike and we are here to provide a pre- Podcast |
| 0:05.2 | preamble update to what you're about to hear us talk about because some stuff that we |
| 0:12.0 | said is slightly outdated because there have since been some |
| 0:15.0 | since been some developments. |
| 0:16.7 | So Meg, we talked about the need for MLB |
| 0:20.3 | to investigate Shoheutani and Ipe Mizuhara and the business that has been going on surrounding them and we have news on that front. |
| 0:30.0 | Yes, I made such a good point that they got on it. |
| 0:34.0 | They got on it in the past. |
| 0:35.8 | Before we even publish the pod. |
| 0:37.6 | For immediate release, March 22nd, 2024. |
| 0:41.0 | Major League Baseball statement. Major League Baseball has been gathering information. and from the news media. Earlier today our Department of Investigations, |
| 0:53.8 | Do I began their formal process investigating the matter. |
| 0:57.6 | And they give the contact information for MLBPR |
| 1:00.2 | who, in favor, needs a beer. |
| 1:02.4 | They also misspelled. who I want for needs a beer. |
| 1:07.0 | They also misspelled E-Pays surname in this statement. So hopefully the Department of Investigations can... |
| 1:10.0 | Now that they're formally investigating, maybe they can figure out how to spell his name |
| 1:14.4 | at some point in the investigation. |
| 1:16.1 | Well, that's good. |
| 1:16.7 | I think you even mentioned when we talked about this |
| 1:19.5 | that there might be an announcement |
| 1:21.6 | by the time people heard this episode and in fact that is the case |
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