Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani vehemently denied that he bet on sports, sent money to an illegal bookmaker or "deliberately" paid off gambling debts for anyone at a news conference about a sports betting scandal swirling around his former interpreter.

The comments were in response to last week's news that Ifei Mizuhara, Ohtani's interpreter and friend, had stolen from him in support of his gambling habit.

"I never bet on baseball or any other sport or asked anyone to do it," Ohtani said in a prepared statement. "Until two days ago, I didn't know this was happening. In conclusion, E-Pay stole money from my account and has been lying."

The man with the richest contract in baseball – he signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers during the offseason – was sincere, direct, and direct in his words. He didn't care, calling his friend and interpreter a liar. 실시간 바카라사이트