Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. The sports world was rocked this week by news that Shohei Ohtani's longtime interpreter and friend, Ippei Mizuhara, had been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers. But Mizuhara's termination was only the latest sharp turn in a zigzagging, 48-hour
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