Unpacking the scandal around baseball player Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter

By Keith O'Brien

Published August 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM CDT

The bookie at the center of a gambling scandal involving the former interpreter of baseball star Shohei Ohtani is to be sentenced. Matt Bowyer is breaking his silence and speaking freely.

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