Pete Rose, who has a lifetime ban from the Major League Baseball due to his involvement in game-day gambling, discussed the Shohei Ohtani scandal. For a short while, Ohtani was the target of suspicion after Ippei Mizuhari, the longtime friend and translator of the Japanese superstar, was sacked and charged with stealing to finance illicit gambling.
Rose has an opinion on the matter and is well-versed in illegal sports betting. Rose doesn’t have an excuse, though, because he acknowledged his transgressions on the Bret Boone program.
He remarked, “I made a mistake when I did what I did, but they won’t do anything to Ohtani; he’s the baseball poster child.” “You don’t want to lose those $130 million Japanese fans that follow baseball because of Ohtani if you screw with him.”
He went on, acknowledging that he wasn’t entirely sure what had transpired.
“I have no idea what the person did. Rose said, “I’m not sure if he did this or that. “I guess his interpreter liked to gamble; I don’t know if Ohtani loves to gamble or not.”
Mizuhari might be forced to “sing like a canary” by prosecution, according to Rose, which might provide even more details about the affair. He continued, saying:
Pete Rose understands gambling temptations: Although it was more difficult to gamble and much harder to get away with when Pete Rose was betting on games, gambling has become almost irrevocably intertwined with the sport in the last five years as promotions and other factors continue to blur the lines. “I don’t think baseball and the Ohtani situation is really over with yet,” the former Cincinnati Reds star said. He did express hope that Ohtani was clean because he’s so important to the league and the sport.
