Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani had an unforgettable 2024 season for several reasons. While the seven-year veteran reached new heights in his first season with the Dodgers, he experienced a disheartening betrayal off the field.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, is seeking leniency in his federal fraud case, court documents show.

Mizuhara allegedly had already obtained access to Ohtani's bank accounts and changed security credentials to give himself entry. The person on the tape tells the bank employee that he is Shohei Ohtani, then provides a phone number to the bank for authorization -- a number that prosecutors say belonged to Mizuhara.