Nation Oct 29 Guerrero homers off Ohtani as Blue Jays even World Series with 6-2 win over Dodgers in Game 4 By Greg Beacham, Associated Press
Nation Oct 28 Watch 9:10 Dodgers and Blue Jays break World Series records in marathon 18-inning game Six hours and 39 minutes after it started, a walk-off home run ended the 18-inning, World Series Game 3 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays. The second-longest game in postseason history saw a record 19 pitchers… By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins, Jenna Bloom
Nation Feb 07 Ohtani’s ex-interpreter sentenced to nearly 5 years for bank and tax fraud Ippei Mizuhara has acknowledged using the money to cover his growing gambling bets and debts with an illegal bookmaker, in addition to $325,000 worth of baseball cards and his own dental bills. By Amy Taxin, Associated Press
World Oct 29 Shohei Ohtani’s rural hometown shows intense pride for one of the game’s greatest Oshu City is most famous for Ohtani himself, and the intense pride local people show for one of the game’s greatest players. By Stephen Wade, Associated Press
Nation Oct 27 Shohei Ohtani suffers partial dislocation of his left shoulder during World Series game Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder during the seventh inning of Saturday's Game 2 of the World Series against the New York Yankees when he tried to steal second base. By Joe Reedy, Associated Press
Sep 20 In spectacular fashion with a 3-homer, 2-steal game, Shohei Ohtani surpasses 50-50 milestone By Alanis Thames, Associated Press He did it by going deep three times and swiping two bags on Thursday against the Miami Marlins. Ohtani hit his 49th homer in the sixth inning, his 50th in the seventh and his 51st in the ninth. Continue reading
Apr 13 Judge orders Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, to get gambling addiction treatment By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter agreed Friday to undergo court-ordered gambling addiction treatment as a condition of his bond after federal prosecutors accused him of stealing $16 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts. Continue reading
Apr 11 WATCH: Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter charged with stealing $16 million from baseball star in sports betting case By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Prosecutors allege that interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole more than $16 million from the Japanese sensation to cover gambling bets and debts. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 7:14 Major League Baseball opens season with controversy over ‘papery’ uniforms By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Thursday is Opening Day for Major League Baseball and it comes after a Spring Training chock full of controversies. Among the eye-catching storylines: a clothing snafu. Economics correspondent Paul Solman has been pulling threads to bring us this report. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 6:02 How baseball’s biggest star is entangled in a gambling and theft investigation By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow, Courtney Norris Gambling and theft allegations are swirling around baseball star Shohei Ohtani as his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is under criminal investigation accused of using millions of dollars of Ohtani's money to pay off gambling debts. Ohtani hasn’t been accused of… Continue watching