Nobody writes about Shohei Ohtani with the combination of precision, grace and insight like Tim Keown. Even before the gambling scandal, Ohtani was a man on an island, and this piece captures the separateness — which is now even more acute — wonderfully. espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…
@JeffPassan still doesn't explain why his interpreter was able to siphon 4.5m from his personal bank account to an offshore bookie......... Lets get to the bottom of the real story, Jeff. #PeteRose
@JeffPassan Tfw your credibility is lost.
@JeffPassan Dude was Gambling!! it's as simple as that! 4.2M line of credit with an offshore bookie lol. MLB really protecting this dude. lmao
@JeffPassan Did you climax writing this...?
@JeffPassan Where's Ippei? Vanished like Jimmy Hoffa
@JeffPassan @LttleGel Ben Verlander reading this