The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in prison and three years' supervised release for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s bank account.

Ippei Mizuhara admitted to quietly siphoning off millions of dollars from the baseball superstar to pay off lost wagers.

Ippei Mizuhara admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodger slugger's bank account to pay off illegal gambling debts.