After Ippei Mizuhara's guilty plea, MLB has cleared Shohei Ohtani and closed its investigation, citing the thoroughness of the federal investigation and the criminal proceedings not being contested. “MLB considers Shohei Ohtani a victim of fraud and this matter has been closed.”

Shohei Ohtani: "Now that the investigation has been completed, this full admission of guilt has brought important closure to me and my family. I want to sincerely thank the authorities for finishing their thorough and effective investigation so quickly and uncovering all of the…

Pirates vs Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani: I cant wait to see him face Rookie Pitcher Skenes! Time for Skenes to meet some big time dawgs!

Shohei Ohtani has been officially cleared of any wrongdoing by the MLB after his former translator Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty in federal court to bank and tax fraud charges. (via @MLB)

Going to see Ohtani play the Pirates tonight.

U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada addresses the media about today's guilty plea from Ippei Mizuhara, the former translator for Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani. Mizuhara's sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 25 at 2 p.m. PDT in Santa Ana, California.

Ippei Mizuhara and his attorney leaving courthouse after copping a plea to stealing millions from Dodger star Shohei Ohtani. Will be sentenced in Oct. ⁦@knxnews⁩

#Dodgers Lineup vs #Pirates RHP, Jared Jones: 1.Betts SS 2.Ohtani DH 3.Freeman 1B 4.Smith C 5.T. Hernandez LF 6.Heyward RF 7.Lux 2B 8.Rojas 3B 9.Taylor CF SP Tyler Glashow

#Dodgers lineup vs. Pirates: SS: Mookie Betts DH: Shohei Ohtani 1B: Freddie Freeman C: Will Smith LF: Teoscar Hernández RF: Jason Heyward 2B: Gavin Lux 3B: Miguel Rojas CF: Chris Taylor SP: Tyler Glasnow

Dodgers 6/4 Betts SS Ohtani DH Freeman 1B Smith C T Hernández LF Heyward RF Lux 2B Rojas 3B Taylor CF Glasnow SP

MLB HR DINGER TUESDAY PARLAY ⚾️🎆💣 Adding in some more in depth writeups for each parlay for everyone here! Firstly all 3 of these guys feature on my pitch mix sheet, last night 4 of the 10 homered. Ohtani - 94.6 EV / 61.2% Hard Hit % + .480 wOBA vs Jones #1 Pitch Raleigh -…

#Dodgers are in the Bronx this weekend . Amazing fact . Six of the past 14 MVP Awards have been won by players in this matchup (Ohtani has won two; Judge, Freeman, Betts and Stanton one each) #Yankees #MLB

#Dodgers Shohei Ohtani has released a statement: "Now that the investigation has been completed, this full admission of guilt has brought important closure to me and my family. I want to sincerely thank the authorities for finishing ..." 1/3

Statement from Shohei Ohtani via a spokesperson after Ippei Mizuhara's guilty plea this morning: “It's time to close this chapter, move on and continue to focus on playing and winning ballgames."

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, has pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of filing a false income tax return. He faces up to 33 years in prison.