Shohei’s Betrayal: The Interpreter Who Stole Millions

Housewives of True Crime

Tabitha Kane

True Crime, Comedy, History

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In this Monday edition of Housewives of True Crime, Tab dives into one of baseball’s most shocking scandals: the betrayal of global superstar Shohei Ohtani by his longtime interpreter and confidant, Ippei Mizuhara. What began as a trusted partnership turned into a multimillion-dollar theft fueled by an out-of-control gambling habit. Tabitha unpacks how Ippei Mizuhara siphoned over $16 million from Ohtani, the role of illegal bookie Matthew Bowyer, and the courtroom reckoning that followed...

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