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Getty Images Tisha Thompson in 2024 broke news about one of the biggest and most surprising scandals in sports — the transfer of large sums of money from baseball great Shohei Otani’s bank account to illegal bookmakers. Two years later, she just might have more to say on the subject.
Thompson will lead a six-part podcast series, “The Betrayal of Shohei Ohtani,” produced under ESPN’s long-running “30 for 30” banner. The podcast debuts July 28 with a drop of the first two episodes, with new chapters released every Tuesday and Thursdays through August 11. The program not only examines the surprising incident but also the collapse of the friendship between Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara, his interpreter and the person who used the pitcher’s money to cover gambling debts. Listeners will be able to hear, for the first time, audio from the only press interview Mizuhara ever granted.
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