Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, began a 57-month prison term after pleading guilty to bank fraud and filing false tax returns in $17 million.

On the same day that Shohei Ohtani will pitch in a major league game for the first time since 2023, his former interpreter reported to federal prison in Pennsylvania, ESPN reported. Ippei Mizuhara is serving a 57-month prison sentence for stealing nearly $17 million to pay off gambling debts while employed by Ohtani.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter who stole nearly $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, is in federal prison in Pennsylvania after being ordered to surrender to federal authorities by Monday,

As the Dodgers welcome Shohei Ohtani on the mound for the first time, his former interpreter is now reporting to prison.

Caitlin Clark delivers for bettors in her return, Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound, and a longshot wins the U.S. Open.

According to ESPN's Alden Gonzalez, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani will throw a simulated game in the coming days, and it could "potentially" be his last. Ohtani could also join the pitching rotation "sooner rather than later," possibly within the next week.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani is among 12 active Japanese MLB players that will be celebrated with custom manhole covers in Japan.