Shohei Ohtani hit with huge news over gambling scandal hours before return to the mound with LA Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani's disgraced former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has reported to a federal prison in Pennsylvania to begin his incarceration. 

Mizuhara will serve 57 months in Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood Low, a low-security facility in the rural part of the state, after stealing around $17million from the Los Angeles Dodgers megastar. 

The news of Ohtani's former interpreter comes hours before the Japanese dynamo is slated to make his first start as a pitcher since August 2023. 

Mizuhara was fired by the Dodgers last March after it was revealed millions in wire transfers from Ohtani's bank accounts were sent to an illegal bookmaker.

The 40-year-old pled guilty to bank fraud and filing a false tax return last June, with his report to prison coming one year after he formally admitted to the crimes, per ESPN. 

Miuzhara revealed he placed over 19,000 bets over a 2-year span and had amassed more than $40million in debt. 

More to come.