Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison after stealing nearly $17 million from his ex-employer's bank account to pay off gambling debts.

Sam Blum of The Athletic provided details.

Per ESPN's Tisha Thompson, U.S. District Judge John W. Holcomb also ordered Mizuhara to pay $1.1 million to the IRS.

Thompson initially broke the news regarding Mizuhara's activities in March, leading to his firing from the Dodgers.

In April, the U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California revealed that Mizuhara was charged with bank fraud.

"According to an affidavit filed with the complaint, from November 2021 to January 2024, Mizuhara wired more than $16 million in unauthorized transfers from a checking account belong to an MLB player identified in the affidavit as "Victim A," who in fact is MLB star Shohei Ohtani," the statement read.

"The transfers from this bank account allegedly were made from devices and IP addresses associated with Mizuhara, who served as Ohtani's translator and de facto manager."

Mizuhara later admitted to placing 19,000 bets with an illegal bookmaker and amassing over $40 million in debt. In addition, Mizuhara also placed a false tax return with the IRS.

Per the U.S. Attorney's Office, Mizuhara also purchased roughly 1,000 baseball cards on eBay and Whatnot for about $325,000 using money from Ohtani's bank account.

After the sentencing, Mizuhara's lawyer, Michael G. Freedman, stated that "it is virtually certain" his client will be deported to his home country of Japan after his incarceration, per Brittny Mejia of the Los Angeles Times.