[JJJ]

While Ohtani's personal translator/manager/best friend was convicted and is taking the fall, I find it very hard to believe Ohtani knew nothing here.  If they are/were very good/best friends then he likely had some knowledge of the betting.  MLB is all about the money, so they were happy to see this new international star come through it all "clean" and the money keep flowing in from Asia.  I don't buy it.    

I agree that Rose is not a model citizen and the committee will need to decide if he ultimately gets into the Hall.

You’re welcome to believe in conspiracy theories but if you listened to voice recordings of the translator (definitely not a best friend) pretending to be his boss to wire money to accounts of the translator’s choosing multiple times, combined with how little the typical Japanese athlete knows about the “real world” and always depends on those around them to take care of distractions, it’s rather obvious all he was guilty of is naivete. Plus the translator wasn’t very good as a translator and lied about his credentials. He got what he deserved.

[JJJ]

While Ohtani's personal translator/manager/best friend was convicted and is taking the fall, I find it very hard to believe Ohtani knew nothing here.  If they are/were very good/best friends then he likely had some knowledge of the betting.  MLB is all about the money, so they were happy to see this new international star come through it all "clean" and the money keep flowing in from Asia.  I don't buy it.    

I agree that Rose is not a model citizen and the committee will need to decide if he ultimately gets into the Hall.

You’re welcome to believe in conspiracy theories but if you listened to voice recordings of the translator (definitely not a best friend) pretending to be his boss to wire money to accounts of the translator’s choosing multiple times, combined with how little the typical Japanese athlete knows about the “real world” and always depends on those around them to take care of distractions, it’s rather obvious all he was guilty of is naivete. Plus the translator wasn’t very good as a translator and lied about his credentials. He got what he deserved.