Mizuhara is due to be sentenced in January after pleading guilty in May to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return. Mizuhara faces a maximum of 33 years in prison.

Shohei Ohtani says former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara fraudulently bought $325K worth of baseball cards with money he stole from three-time MVP.

Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani's former interpreter, pled guilty to bank and tax fraud for stealing nearly $17 million from the unsuspecting athlete.