Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter who stole nearly $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, is in federal prison in Pennsylvania after being ordered to surrender to federal authorities by Monday,

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, reported to a low-security Pennsylvania prison Monday to begin serving a 57-month sentence, multiple outlets reported, after pleading guilty in March to tax evasion and bank fraud charges.

The former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani has started his federal prison sentence in Pennsylvania. Ippei Mizuhara is currently at Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood Low, ESPN reports. Mizuhara was sentenced to 57 months in prison after stealing nearly $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to pay off gambling debts.

Ippei Mizuhara, the disgraced former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, is in federal prison in Pennsylvania, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons told ESPN Monday.

On the same day that Shohei Ohtani will pitch in a major-league game for the first time since 2023, his former interpreter reported to federal prison in Pennsylvania, ESPN reported. Ippei Mizuhara is serving a 57-month prison sentence for stealing nearly $17 million to pay off gambling debts while employed by Ohtani.

Aaron Judge, the slugger who leads the majors in batting average, and Shohei Ohtani, who have combined to win five of the last eight Most Valuable Player awards, are lapping the rest of Major League Baseball in the first batch of All-Star Game balloting.

As the Dodgers welcome Shohei Ohtani on the mound for the first time, his former interpreter is now reporting to prison.

Shohei Ohtani hit two homers and Clayton Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 11-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. Ohtani led off with his 24th homer,