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Baseball's 10 Biggest Salaries
Baseball's 10 Biggest Salaries
May 25, 2025 8:31 AM CDT

Baseball's 10 Biggest Salaries

There's one notable name missing from the list of the top 10 money-earners

(Newser) - If you pay it, they will come. There are a number of Major League Baseball players pulling in eye-watering bucks, and USA Today runs down the list. Juan Soto takes the cake with a massive 15-year, $765 million deal, but there's a notable asterisk to the top 10 moneyballers:...

Trump Mocks Senators During Dodgers' White House Visit

'We have a couple senators here. I just don't particularly like them, so I won't introduce them'

(Newser) - President Trump praised the Los Angeles Dodgers and poked fun at California's two Democratic senators when he welcomed the 2024 World Series champions to the White House on Monday. The president shook the hands of players including Shohei Ohtani, the Guardian reports. "He looks like a movie star,...

Interpreter Gets Prison in Theft of $17M From MLB Star

Judge orders restitution to Shohei Ohtani and IRS

(Newser) - The former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to four years, nine months in prison and three years' supervised release for bank and tax fraud, after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star's bank account. Ippei Mizuhara, who was supposed to bridge the gap...

Ohtani Wants Ex-Interpreter to Hand Over Cards

Baseball star is seeking $325K worth of baseball cards that were bought with his money

(Newser) - 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...

Ohtani-Judge Series Tops NBA's Star Matchup

Yankees and Dodgers begin a World Series reminiscent of the Johnson-Bird NBA finals

(Newser) - A championship series that matches up the likes of Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge feels special, Jayson Stark writes in a column for the Athletic , because it is. In fact, it's unprecedented. Other sports have had their biggest stars meet in the season's last game. It's a...

Ohtani's Historic Baseball Sells for More Than Any Ball Ever

But who owns the baseball is still being worked out

(Newser) - Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball has sold at auction for nearly $4.4 million—though who the ball belonged to originally isn't exactly clear. Regardless, the item fetched a record high price not just for a baseball, but for any ball in any sport, the auctioneer said...

In These Playoffs, an Incredible Streak Is Unfolding

Dodgers have pitched 33 straight scoreless innings (and counting), tying the MLB record

(Newser) - If you had bet on the Los Angeles Dodgers setting records this postseason, chances are the bets would revolve around superstar designated hitter Shohei Ohtani . Instead, it's the team's relatively unheralded pitching staff that has entered the record books:
  • 33 straight: With their 9-0 win over the Mets
...

Ohtani Makes Powerful Playoff Debut
Ohtani Makes
Powerful Playoff Debut
Oct 6, 2024 12:45 PM CDT

Ohtani Makes Powerful Playoff Debut

Dodgers superstar successfully meets his first postseason moment

(Newser) - Shohei Ohtani spent the first six years of his major league career with the Los Angeles Angels, who would fall out of playoff contention before long—finishing below .500 in each of those seasons. Now a member of the Dodgers, the superstar made his first postseason appearance on Saturday night,...

Sale of Ohtani Home Run Ball Now Even More Complicated

Another man sues, claiming he was the one who originally grabbed the ball

(Newser) - The sale of the baseball Shohei Ohtani hit for his 50th home run this season is now even more complicated after a second lawsuit was filed over ownership of the ball. Joseph Davidov claims in his suit that was able to "firmly and completely grab the ball in his...

'Piece of Baseball History' Could Break Auction Record

Ball hit in home run by LA Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, putting him in the '50-50 club,' could go for millions

(Newser) - About 25 years ago, someone forked over a record $3.05 million for a baseball, hit by Mark McGwire for his 70th home run. That record may be broken in the coming days, thanks to a home run ball slammed by Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani—one that...

Ohtani Becomes the First With 50 Homers, 50 Steals
Baseball Has First 50-50 Player
Sep 19, 2024 7:20 PM CDT

Baseball Has First 50-50 Player

Shohei Ohtani homers three times, steals two bases to reach milestone

(Newser) - Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to have 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season during the most spectacular game of a history-making career for the Los Angeles Dodgers star. Ohtani went deep three times and swiped two bags on Thursday against the Miami Marlins...

Shohei Ohtani Hits an Epic Home Run
Shohei Ohtani
Hits an Epic
Home Run
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Jul 22, 2024 10:05 AM CDT

Shohei Ohtani Hits an Epic Home Run

It travels 473 feet, comes within a whisker of leaving Dodger Stadium

(Newser) - Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani became the first National League player to hit 30 home runs this season on Sunday, and he did so in a way that had teammates and sportscasters searching for superlatives. The designated hitter's solo homer in the fifth inning against the Boston Red Sox traveled...

Ohtani's Former Interpreter Pleads Guilty to 2 Charges

'MLB considers Shohei Ohtani a victim of fraud and this matter has been closed'

(Newser) - Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter could be facing a sentence of up to 33 years in prison, possibly followed by deportation to Japan, after pleading guilty to bank and tax fraud charges Tuesday. Ippei Mizuhara will be sentenced on Oct. 25, ESPN reports. Prosecutors said Mizuhara...

Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter Ordered to Get Treatment

Judge sets Ippei Mizuhara's bond conditions

(Newser) - Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter was on Friday ordered to undergo treatment for gambling addiction. A judge ordered Ippei Mizuhara released on an unsecured $25,000 bond, and the treatment is required as part of his bond conditions. He is also not allowed to gamble, enter gambling establishments, associate with...

Report: Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter Wants Plea Deal

Sources say Ippei Mizuhara may have stolen more than $4.5M from Dodgers star

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers and superstar Shoehei Ohtani might soon be able to put a major league gambling scandal behind them. Sources tell the New York Times that Ippei Mizuhara is in talks to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the scandal. Mizuhara, Ohtani's longtime friend and...

'Saddened' Ohtani Says He Was Lied to, Stolen From

Dodgers star insists he hasn't bet on sports

(Newser) - Shohei Ohtani said Monday that he never bet on sports or knowingly paid any gambling debts accumulated by his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Instead, the Los Angeles Dodgers star claims his close friend lied to him for years and stole millions from the two-time MVP, the AP reports. Ohtani gave...

MLB Investigates Ohtani Interpreter Case

Statement says news reports were the first baseball heard of the allegations

(Newser) - With the scandal tied to Shohei Ohtani deepening—and becoming murkier—Major League Baseball announced that it has launched a formal investigation into accusations involving gambling by the superstar's interpreter. A statement issued Friday says MLB has been "gathering information since we learned about the allegations involving Shohei...

For Baseball, What a Stunning Mess


For Baseball,
What a
Stunning
Mess
the rundown
Mar 21, 2024 11:50 AM CDT

For Baseball, What a Stunning Mess

Phenom Shohei Ohtani is embroiled in scandal involving his interpreter's gambling

(Newser) - Baseball fans are trying to make sense of the surprise scandal that enveloped one of the game's biggest stars on the very first day of the season. Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has not been accused of any wrongdoing himself, but the Japanese player's interpreter has...

This Could Be MLB's Biggest Gambling Scandal Since 1989

Shohei Ohtani's interpreter has been fired over alleged gambling, theft

(Newser) - Shohei Ohtani's interpreter and close friend has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball star, the AP reports. Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, 39, was let go from the team Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN...

Dodgers' Ohtani Makes a Surprise Announcement

Turns out the 29-year-old star is now hitched to a Japanese woman

(Newser) - Baseball star Shohei Ohtani has stunningly revealed he's married. Ohtani wrote on Thursday on Instagram , in Japanese: "The season is approaching, but I would like to announce to everyone that I have gotten married." He said his new wife was a "Japanese woman," without identifying...

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