Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, was sentenced to 57 months in prison today. Per Sam Blum of The Athletic, there will be three years of supervised release and Mizuhara has been ordered to pay Ohtani nearly $17MM in restitution. In March of 2024, reports emerged that millions of dollars had been wired from an account in Ohtani’s name to an illegal gambling … [Read more...] about Ippei Mizuhara Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison
Luis Rengifo Wins Arbitration Hearing Versus Angels
Infielder Luis Rengifo won his arbitration hearing against the Angels, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. He’ll be paid the $5.95MM figure at which he and his reps at the MVP Sports Group filed rather than the $5.8MM submitted by the team. This marks Rengifo’s final trip through the arbitration process before reaching free agency next winter. The switch-hitting 27-year-old (28 … [Read more...] about Luis Rengifo Wins Arbitration Hearing Versus Angels
Manfred: Dodgers Aren’t Ruining Baseball
Major League Baseball’s 30 owners and commissioner Rob Manfred are having some scheduled meetings in Florida this week. One item on the agenda was approving John Seidler as the Padres’ control person, which MLBTR covered earlier. There are plenty of other issues going on around baseball, which Manfred discussed with Evan Drellich of The Athletic and Bill Shaikin of the Los … [Read more...] about Manfred: Dodgers Aren’t Ruining Baseball
Angels Extend Angel Stadium Lease Through 2032
The Angels announced on Wednesday that they’ve exercised a three-year extension on their Angel Stadium lease (link via Michael Slaten of the Orange County Register). The guaranteed term of their lease had run through 2029; they’ll now remain at the park through at least the end of 2032. The lease agreement includes two additional three-year options, which the team could … [Read more...] about Angels Extend Angel Stadium Lease Through 2032
Poll: Who’s Winning The Offseason In The AL West?
The calendar has flipped to February and the start of spring is just a matter of days away. While some notable free agents (including seven of MLBTR’s Top 50) remain unsigned, most clubs have already done the heavy lifting in terms of preparing their roster for the 2025 season. In the coming days, we’ll be taking a look around the league at which clubs have had the strongest … [Read more...] about Poll: Who’s Winning The Offseason In The AL West?