Effectively Wild Episode 2150: Crime Doesn’t Ippei

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley react to news about Shohei Ohtani’ s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara being charged with bank fraud, discuss the revelations in the government’s stunning, detailed complaint, and assess the implications for Ohtani and MLB. Then (1:06:58) they banter about Jordan Montgomery changing agencies after his offseason Boras debacle, a Juan Soto fan-pandering update, Jackson Holliday ’s Orioles debut, Tyler Glasnow and the allure of a 21-strikeout game, a Driveline quote about training for velocity, and an A’s giveaway (and dubious pledge to spend more on players), plus (1:35:15) a few follow-ups. Audio intro : Daniel Leckie, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Xavier LeBlanc, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Greene pants seam tear Link to U.S. Attorney’s Office press release Link to criminal complaint Link to NYT report Link to MLB statement Link to @Yankees betting tweet Link to Ippei surrendering tweet Link to Baumann on gambling scandals Link to MLBTR on Montgomery Link to Soto spikes Link to Glasnow game Link to Sam on a 21-strikeout game Link to MLBTR on Holliday Link to Dan S. on the Tides Link to Olney tweet story Link to video of young Holliday Link to Twins kiss Link to 2023 Albies/Arcia kiss Link to 2024 Albies/Arcia kiss Link to Adler pitcher injuries article Link to A’s giveaway tweet Link to Rosenthal on A’s spending Link to ESPN on the A’s move Link to Belt on chicken tenders Link to hitting at Rogers Centre Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Twitter Account EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source