Former Shohei Ohtani and present Triple-A participant for the Atlanta Braves, David Fletcher, is being investigated for betting on sports activities with The Southern California sportsbook that accepted bets from the Japanese’s longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.
It isn’t solely Fletcher who’s being investigated, he and his buddy Colby Schultz, one other former skilled baseball participant, can also be concerned within the state of affairs.
Fletcher, who was Ohtani’s teammate from 2018 to 2023 and has been described as one among his closest pals in baseball, positioned bets at Mathew Bowyer’s betting operation, in response to sources.
Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, additionally gambled with Bowyer and finally stole almost $17 million from the Japanese famous person to feed his dependancy, in response to prosecutors.
David Fletcher’s shut buddy Colby Schultz, who performed within the Kansas Metropolis Royals system from 2018 to 2020, positioned bets on baseball, together with on Angels video games Fletcher performed in whereas he was with the staff, a number of sources stated to ESPN. Fletcher guess on a number of sports activities, however not baseball, in response to a number of sources.
Is David Fletcher linked to Ippei Mizuhara?
David Fletcher advised ESPN that he was current on the 2021 poker recreation in San Diego the place Ippei Mizuhara met Mathew Bowyer. Fletcher stated he didn’t introduce the interpreter to the bookie, however that Bowyer gained entry to the poker recreation on the staff lodge by way of an acquaintance of Fletcher’s.
Fletcher additionally advised ESPN in March that he had met Bowyer as soon as whereas taking part in golf and that he knew Bowyer was a bookie on the time of the poker recreation. He stated he by no means made a guess with Bowyer’s group, however that continues to be to be seen.
David Fletcher was within the lineup for Gwinnett’s recreation, the Braves affiliate, in opposition to the Memphis Redbirds on Friday evening, batting second. Whereas his associate in each baseball and betting, Colby Schultz, has not but been in a position to be situated.
