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Shohei Ohtani’s first season with the Dodgers resulted in him winning the National League Most Valuable Player award and winning the World Series. From this point forward, he is expecting that he will also be able to add baseball cards worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to that collection.

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles superstar submitted a legal document to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, requesting a hearing in order to restore control of trading cards that he claims were fraudulently obtained by Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter. The collectible cards are valued at $325,000.

In the beginning of this year, Mizuhara, who had been Ohtani’s interpreter and confidant for a long time, entered a guilty plea to the charge of defrauding Ohtani of nearly $17 million for gambling debts. In the moments leading up to Mizuhara’s arrest, the authorities took possession of the trading cards. It is now Ohtani’s desire to regain possession of the memorabilia, which consists of “a quantity of personally signed collectible baseball cards.”

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This is an explanation of the Shohei Ohtani baseball card lawsuit.
Ohtani asserts that Mizuhara made a purchase of trading cards with a total value of $325,000 from the online resale platforms eBay and WhatNot between the months of January and March of 2024 respectively. Reportedly, the funds that Mizuhara used to purchase the cards were taken from Ohtani’s bank account and used for other purposes.

In addition to being charged with bank fraud, Mizuhara is also accused of subscribing to a false tax return. Both of these offenses have the potential for a sentence of more than thirty years in federal prison. The date of his sentencing was previously set for the 20th of December. As of Wednesday, the trial has been rescheduled to take place on January 24.

A hearing was granted to Ohtani in order for him to reclaim the cards. On December 20th, he is scheduled to appear in court again.

The trading cards are characterized as “collectible sports cards found in silver and black Panopply case; collectible sports cards found in gray Panopply case; box containing collectible sports cards; card wrap device; and plastic card protectors holders” in the documents that were submitted to the court.

In the event that Mizuhara is found guilty of the crimes for which he is being investigated, he may be given the responsibility of paying approximately $17 million in reparations to Ohtani, in addition to more than $1 million to the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to being a legal permanent resident who possesses a green card, Mizuhara is also at risk of being deported back to Japan.