Baseball Star Shohei Ohtani Seeks $325,000 Worth of Baseball Cards From His Ex-interpreter

Baseball Star Shohei Ohtani Seeks $325,000 Worth of Baseball Cards From His Ex-interpreter
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (L) walks with interpreter Ippei Mizuhara at batting practice during spring training baseball workouts in Phoenix on Feb. 12, 2024. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo
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Baseball star Shohei Ohtani wants his former interpreter to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of baseball cards he says were fraudulently bought using his money.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star is also requesting Ippei Mizuhara, who previously pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud for stealing nearly $17 million from the unsuspecting athlete, return signed collectible baseball cards depicting Ohtani that were in Mizuhara’s “unauthorized and wrongful possession,” according to court documents filed Tuesday.