記者會中 記者Sam Blum的記錄如下
Shohei Ohtani:
“ I’m very saddened and shocked that someone who I trusted has done this.”
“ I never bet on baseball or any other sports. I have never asked someone
to do that on my behalf. I never went through a bookmaker.”
“ Up until a couple days ago, I didn’t know this was happening.”
“ Ippei has been stealing money from my account, and has told lies.”
Shohei Ohtani said that Ippei never told him about the media inquiry.
And then lied to Ohtani’s representatives.
“ All of this has been a complete lie.”
Shohei Ohtani said that Ippei had been telling people that he was
communicating with Shohei, which he said wasn’t true.
He said he first learned about it in the clubhouse following the first
Korean Series game.
Shohei Ohtani:
“ I started to feel there was something amiss”
during that initial team meeting.
Shohei Ohtani said he did not know Ippei had a gambling addiction before the
team meeting.
“ I never agreed to pay off the debt or make payments to the bookmaker.”
Ohtani and Ippei talked at hotel after team meeting.
Shohei Ohtani said Ippei admitted stealing money and sending to the bookmaker.
“ It was an absurd thing that was happening and I contacted my representatives
at that point.”
That’s when the reps found out he was lying, he said.
Shohei Ohtani said that’s when the Dodgers and lawyers found out that they
had been lied to, as well.
He then again reiterated that he never bet on sports or knowingly sent money
to the bookmaker.
Shohei Ohtani:
“ I’m beyond shocked. It’s really hard to verbalize how I am
feeling at this point.”
“ I am completely assisting in all investigations.”
“ I’m looking forward to focusing on the season.”
That marks the end of Shohei Ohtani’s statement. He didn’t take questions.
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