MLB releases statement about allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizhuri

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Major League Baseball has been gathering information since we learned about the allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhari from the news media.

Earlier today, our Department of Investigations (DOI) began their formal process investigating the matter.

MLB announces they have launched an investigation into the allegations surrounding Shohei Ohtani and his translator Ippei Mizuhara pic.twitter.com/lZu8N8y2u4

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 22, 2024

Waiting until 5:56 p.m. on March Madness Friday to announce the league investigation of a generational player amid a gambling scandal. That's the art of the news dump.

— Emma Baccellieri (@emmabaccellieri) March 22, 2024

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