alebaba wrote:Your theory lacks any logic. Why would Ippei need to be the fall guy when it would have resulted in just a slap on the wrist, even if Ohtani was the one betting? Now, Ippei risks prison time because of theft, and Ohtani is going to be in serious trouble if the feds find out he's making false accusations.
This is the same guy that deferred the majority of his money, but we somehow believe his a denegerate gambler? He also forfeited like 200 million dollars by coming 2 years early.
Ohtani would not get a slap on the wrist. That's an odd assumption you're making based on a league whom, to this day, still won't even acknowledge one of the greatest hitters to ever play the game precisely because of gambling.