Now Major League Baseball Is Investigating Shohei Ohtani

Major League Baseball has opened a “formal” investigation into the gambling scandal swirling around Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his just-fired interpreter.

The move follows revelations that a federal probe of a California bookmaker named Mathew Bowyer had uncovered millions in payments under the Japanese pitcher’s name.

After the Los Angeles Times asked Ohtani’s representatives about the money, they said he had been “the victim of a massive theft” and were contacting the authorities.

Read more at The Daily Beast.