Dodgers’ Big-Ticket Imports Find Groove in LA’s Winning Culture
PHOENIX — The integration of Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto into the fabric of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been anything but smooth. The…
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Ohtani Signs Endorsement Deal With Baseball Tech Brand Rapsodo
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani has signed a multiyear endorsement deal with Rapsodo, which makes tracking devices used for baseball, softball and golf…
Ippei Mizuhara Fraud Allegations by the Numbers
When the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that Ippei Mizuhara, the former Japanese interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei…
Ohtani Translator Mizuhara Spent $325K on Trading Cards, Feds Say
Ippei Mizuhara, the embattled former Japanese-language translator of baseball star Shohei Ohtani, was not just gambling with the Dodgers superstar’s money. The…
Mizuhara Charged With Bank Fraud, Feds Say Ohtani Is Cooperating
Hours after The New York Times reported that Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was negotiating a plea deal for charges…
Shohei Ohtani Could Be Cleared by a Mizuhara Guilty Plea
From the start of the sports betting controversy, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani’s explanation that his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, wired millions…
Tiffany & Co. to Design PWHL’s Walter Cup Championship Trophy
The Professional Women’s Hockey League’s most esteemed prize will be designed by luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. The PWHL’s championship trophy, the Walter Cup, joins…
Opening Day on the Shelf: Injuries Plague Top-Line Pitchers
Major League Baseball formally opens its 2024 season Thursday, and the list of great pitchers on injured reserve resembles a future Hall of Fame ballot. Among the…
Sporticast 333: The Sky Is Not Falling on Major League Baseball
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams are joined by Kurt Badenhausen to discuss Sportico‘s latest MLB valuations. The New York…
Sporticast: Shohei’s Parlays, Plus March Madness Biz Breakdown
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including what we know–and…
MLB Team Values 2024: Yankees Rule at $7.9B, Average up 12%
Major League Baseball introduced several on-field rule changes last season that were meant to speed up the games and introduce more action. Purists howled, but fans…
Shohei Ohtani Denies Knowledge of Interpreter’s Gambling
Shohei Ohtani, the two-way player and Major League Baseball’s top international attraction, denied on Monday he’d ever bet on baseball or any other sport. He is…
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