Ohtani interpreter

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Steve D

According to the ESPN article, Mizuhara got around $85K per year from the Dodgers.

The next question I'd ask is this:

How could all of this affect Shohei's contract with the Dodgers?

Meaning, how much did the two sides rely on Mizuhara as the interpreter? Is Shohei fully aware of all the details in the contract?

If Mizuhara pulled any shenanigans in the negotiation of the contract, what will happen to it?

Steve

Per an ESPN article yesterday:

Mizuhara had a contract with the Los Angeles Angels when Ohtani played there and signed with the Dodgers this offseason. Mizuhara confirmed to ESPN he has been paid between $300,000 and $500,000 annually.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

Per an ESPN article yesterday:

Mizuhara had a contract with the Los Angeles Angels when Ohtani played there and signed with the Dodgers this offseason. Mizuhara confirmed to ESPN he has been paid between $300,000 and $500,000 annually.

How do you file an income tax return when you aren't sure if you pulled in $300k or almost twice that?

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Mark17

How do you file an income tax return when you aren't sure if you pulled in $300k or almost twice that?

.

His salary probably varies depending on various factors, from year to year. Mine does.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

Per an ESPN article yesterday:

Mizuhara had a contract with the Los Angeles Angels when Ohtani played there and signed with the Dodgers this offseason. Mizuhara confirmed to ESPN he has been paid between $300,000 and $500,000 annually.

My mistake.

I went back and looked at the ESPN timeline, and it says that according to Mizuhara, he was paid around $85K by the Angels in 2021/22, and by then, he had lost over $1M.

By the end of 2022 Mizuhara had lost over $1 million. His debt then ballooned to $4 million by early 2023. He started gambling in 2021, when he first met the bookie.

So, between "the end of 2022", and "early 2023", his debt went from over $1M, to $4M! Remember, this was when he was making around (according to him), $85K per year. This guy was a complete mess!

Steve

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Steve D

My mistake.

I went back and looked at the ESPN timeline, and it says that according to Mizuhara, he was paid around $85K by the Angels in 2021/22, and by then, he had lost over $1M.

By the end of 2022 Mizuhara had lost over $1 million. His debt then ballooned to $4 million by early 2023. He started gambling in 2021, when he first met the bookie.

So, between "the end of 2022", and "early 2023", his debt went from over $1M, to $4M! Remember, this was when he was making around (according to him), $85K per year. This guy was a complete mess!

Steve

One thing that doesn't add up though, knowing how the underworlds of the sports betting world operate, is that there is no bookie on the planet that is going to extend a line of credit to someone for up to $4 million when they only make $300-500k per year, let alone $85k. So they must have felt confident that they would be receiving the money one way or another.