Mr. Irrelevant comes up big for the Padres. David Vassegh with the assist.

Captain Hook is coming for him in 5, 4, 3 …

The attorney for Ippei Mizuhara issued a brief statement this afternoon on behalf of the ex-interpreter for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. Mizuhara made his first court appearance today after being charged with bank fraud for allegedly stealing $16 million from Ohtani.

Shohei Ohtani gave this statement (in Japanese) about the charges announced against Ippei Mizuhara:

“I’m very grateful for the Department of Justice’s investigation. For me personally, this marks a break from this, and I’d like to focus on baseball.”
latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

Extra 'North & South' episode with Dylan Hernández -- has Shohei Ohtani been exonerated by the feds? Wow, that was fast.

Also thoughts on O.J. Simpson.

-Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0lG8yhVbm…

-Apple:

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nor…

.Nathan Fenno with details of the federal criminal complaint filed against Ippei Mizuhara:

New 'North & South' episode with Dylan Hernández -- on Warriors and Lakers moving in different directions, LeBron's future, Ohtani blasting off and Tara VanDerveer's impact on sports, especially in the West.
-Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/23see6…

-Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nor…

Column: Headache, nausea and dimming hopes…Lakers final stretch is going to be a slog… latimes.com/sports/lakers/…

Not doing her justice in about 45 minutes. But here are some thoughts on the GOAT, who has been a privilege to cover my entire career.

Tara VanDerveer steps away from the women’s game she brought to prominence sfchronicle.com/sports/college… via San Francisco Chronicle

Julio Urías has been charged with five misdemeanors stemming from his arrest last year, a spokesperson from the LA City Attorney’s office confirmed

An arraignment is scheduled for May 2. MLB’s investigation also remains ongoing

More with Bill Shaikin:
latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

Well-deserved. Congratulations to an all-time great.

The fact he remains one of the most-liked people on staff even after all of his success tells you what you need to know about him as a person.

Actually, I am a native speaker.

Try again.

試合前に私の初著書「大谷翔平を追いかけて―番記者10年魂のノート―」 ワニブックス広報宣伝部 をようやく大谷選手本人に手渡すことができたことについて書いた #記者フリートーク はこちらです⏬sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/…

I’ve always been fluent in Japanese.

1. Sam didn’t call Ohtani a liar. 2. To be fair, I also walked away with the impression that Ohtani spoke directly to the fan. I’m guessing most of the Japanese media did, too. twitter.com/joker37190/sta…